As the tragedy of a missing girl unfolds in her small town, fifteen-year-old Samara, who feels emotionally abandoned by her parents, begins to question her faith.

Rebelling against the rigid constraints of her life as Princetta of Galnicia, fifteen-year-old Malva escapes with her maid Philomena and together they embark on a perilous and adventurous journey that will change the course of their lives forever.

Told from the point of view of Sasha Carrington, this second installment in the Mystyx series recounts Sasha's efforts to avoid the interference of her social climbing parents, her continuing attraction to a boy that her parent's would never approve of, and the Mystyx's efforts to use their growing supernatural powers to battle a dark side that is getting more dangerous with each passing day.