A dying Forest. An ancient Wound. A magic that should never have awakened again.

Maelyn carries a piece of a star inside her chest.

Darius carries something far more dangerous in his blood.

Together, they once stopped the Wound between realms from tearing their world apart.

But they didn't heal it.

Now the Heart is calling Mae back, and the only path to the truth leads into the Black Forest—the birthplace of First Magic and the last known refuge of Dravenna Nightborn, a witch condemned by history three hundred years ago.

The Forest is alive.

It remembers Darius.

And it has been waiting for him.

As Mae and Darius battle ancient creatures, shifting paths, forgotten magic, and a darkness determined to awaken Darius's bloodlust, Aurora and Caelith race to find them before another enemy reaches the heart of the Forest first.

But nothing about the past is what they were taught.

Not Dravenna.

Not the Wound.

And not the terrible sacrifice that created it.

At the center of the Forest waits a truth three centuries in the making—and a final choice no spell can make for them.

Because some wounds cannot be conquered.

They can only be healed.