An elven prophecy. An unwanted crown. And a shifter who ruins it all

Joining the underground organization of magical vigilantes known as Shade was supposed to help Rebecca Bloodshadow keep her head down, reinvent herself, and hide in plain sight. Sweeping the criminal garbage off the streets was supposed to be an added bonusnot the greatest threat to her plans.

When a mission goes terribly wrong under incompetent leadership, Rebeccas first mistake is to react. Her second mistake is becoming part of the coup herself, succeeding, and being voted in as Shades next leader. That was not the goal, but she cant refuse the position now. Not if she wants to keep her past—and her identity as the Bloodshadow Courts elven heir—a secret from all of Chicago.

Not so easy now thanks to Maxwell Hannigan, the shifter who distrusts her just enough to start digging into the truth of her past.

Despite blocking his attempts to expose her secrets, Rebecca finds herself entangled in a battle of wills with the shifter—and the infuriatingly hot-and-cold attraction growing between them. As pieces of her old life catch up to her in the Windy City, though, destiny and duty and prophecy all come knocking with a vengeance. Rebeccas still determined to define her own destiny, but can she pull it off no matter how much blood winds up on her hands?