The book follows Sydney Sage, a young Alche school in Paloroup of hue the worlds of humans and vampires They protect vampire secrets - and human lives There are those ant Jill dead by an assassin&39;s hand in order to provoke a civil ithin the Moroi court The assignment provides Sydney a way to redeerace but her close proximity with Jill, Eddie, and Adrian cause her to question everything she thought she knew about herself, Alche all of this Sydney finds herself also questioning her relationship with Brayden, soly perfect for her in every way Even as she cares for hi drawn to someone that she can never be allowed to be with As secrets coiven a trial by fire, Sydney has to find a way to h all of this with herself and all that she cares for intact