Outcast by her coven more than three hundred years after her resurrection, Koryn faces certain doom. Without her coven's magic, she will wither away. But earning back their trust means betraying the last living member of her family—the family whose downfall came at Koryn's own hands.
Four hundred years ago, the gods sentenced the continent of Velora to death. Now Koryn must make a desperate bid to save Velora—and herself—by passing each test posed at the Seven Gates.
To make matters worse, she finds herself bound to Garrick the Red, a bounty hunter with a secret that makes him not just her rival, but her enemy.
But when a dragon appears from the forest and declares herself Koryn's familiar, her understanding of the world begins to shift. Koryn's choices do not just affect her, but all the residents of a dying land.
For every gate she conquers, Koryn's world grows more precarious. A deadly warrior turned bonded protector and forbidden lover. An adolescent dragon entrusted to her care. A powerful male from her past calling in a debt. And vengeful gods who demand their due, and force the frost witch to choose—her coven, her love, her dragon, or her soul.
Contains mature themes.