Cristy L. Bowlin

Aaron has made a terrible mistake. He unleashed a powerful mage who will only make him and his friends more of a target for the Defenders who hunt them. When Theo is taken, Elara must use her newfound abilities to track him down....

Two nations joined peacefully as one, but a band of assassins lurks in the shadows. Magic isn't uncommon in the Deravine Commonwealth, where people can be gifted with the faculties of combat, healing, transformation, or sight. Yet Aaron Ztrong’s abilities aren’t so easily categorized....

Now that Katya Sparhardt has reached eighteen years of age, she is finally ready to be inducted into the dance ensemble at Trantonia's Metapeet Temple. After years of training, she feels ready to devote her life to worshipping the Lord through her art.

Amid new threats and unsettling discoveries, hope still perseveres. Aaron is done letting the Defenders control his life. He refuses to continue running and hiding. The Defenders claim that hybrid mages are dangerous abominations, but Aaron and Lilith are determined to prove otherwise.