On Jem Vespertine’s wedding day, she’s shocked when her thought-to-be-dead husband, Matias Aodren, returns as the most powerful mage in the Kingdom of Eyvind. Now that he’s back, he wants to fulfill their marital duties once and for all. They were married to each other years ago only in mind and soul, not in body.
But Jem’s joy at seeing Matias quickly fades. He’s returned and he’s not the same Matias that she once knew. He’s cold now and practically a stranger—not the man she once loved.
Once the marriage is made official, Jem must join him and his other mages at his estate. As she tries to adjust to married life and the confusing way she feels about Matias, they soon discover that a war is coming. A dark army of magic and monsters is descending upon the kingdom and must be stopped at all costs…