Control is the most seductive illusionThe most important magic wielders in Lumerath are bound and enslaved in death camps, reduced to commodities of war. Lira survives by serving her community and burying everything that makes her dangerous-until she erupts. Taken from the camp by the mysterious leader of the war effort, she's expected to magically bond with him for the good of the continent, but Lira must figure out how to wield her power if she's going to avoid being owned again. As the most powerful Lucent alive, Lira becomes the center of a war she never chose. Every faction wants to claim her, control her, or kill her in order to tip the balance of power. Survival both ruined and shaped her.  The ways in which she's remade may break everything.