Keary and her younger sister Erin have spent their entire lives under the rule of Solstier's natural-born citizens. As gifted folk, they face constant struggles in a village that sees them as abominations. The sole healer in her village, Keary strives to keep her opinions to herself in exchange for her sister's safety. When she unwillingly awakens a warrior from five hundred years in the past, the stakes are raised to a dangerous level. Once the dust settles in the aftermath of a brutal war that freed Solstier's natural-born, a curse awaits Conall and his brother Daigh. For five hundred years, the brothers endure a suffocating fate. Even as if the chains of his imprisonment loosen, Conall struggles to trust the very bloodline that kept him and his brother captive. A cruel joke on destiny's part. Racing against time to find Conall's brother and break the curse, the lines between ally and enemy blur. To succeed, Conall must learn to trust the gifted and see them as more than abominations, while Keary has to drop her walls and trust Conall to keep Erin away from the turmoil brewing between the gifted and the Elders.