Welcome to a world where magic is illegal and world-ending. On the morning that the mage hunters arrive, a peasant girl wakes to her worst nightmare: she's one of the dangerous ones. One of those who needs to be kept locked away for the good of the kingdom. One of those who are unstable. One of those who has destruction in her veins. But when the bodies of the royal family are found mangled by this same magic, Everin isn't given the chance to explain herself. The only one who believes Everin is another who is cursed with the power-the suave and silvertongued Prince Alaric. Despite their differences, they must work together before they're hunted down like animals. But not everything is as it seems. When Everin uncovers a deadly secret, she must choose to reject or embrace her most dangerous self.