Vengeance has wings. Secrets have claws. But the truth may be the most dangerous weapon of all. A year of my life is missing, stolen by darkness. I can't remember anything, and when I return to Embernia, the realm I left behind hasn't changed. But I have. Once, I was a bonded Skysinger, the best of my kind. Now, I return to whispers, suspicion, and a stranger in the mirror. My disappearance fractured more than memories. It left cracks in the life I tried to build and the thunderous relationship I shared with Vaylen Stormsong, Embernia's irresistible High Prime. He's spent the last year carrying the weight of duty and the grief of my loss. But my return brings more than renewed passion. It brings danger. Shadows gather between us, secrets I can't remember and forces determined to tear us apart. The Screechclaw War rages on, and ancient forces stir beneath the surface. To save Embernia, I must uncover the truth of my missing year before it destroys everything. But the deeper I dig, the clearer it becomes: the greatest threat isn't the enemy beyond the border. It's the truth slowly awakening within me and what it might cost me.