Kassia Treya spent countless nights spying on her father's late-night conversations with the dead, wishing she could be included in their secrets. After his sudden death leaves her in the dark regarding her peculiar power and its connection to the ghostly visitors, she grows desperate for answers. The only person who can help her is Vincent Akarre, a self-exiled prince with a destructive power and, consequently, a murderous reputation.

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Prince Vincent's one desire is to avoid anything that reminds him of his own father and of his past. When the dead task him with not only protecting Kassia but setting them free from the world of the living, Vincent reluctantly returns to his roots to fight his brother for his birthright: the empire's throne. To protect Kassia and to teach her about the connection between her bloodline and the dead, Vincent must bring her with him to the capital--and dangerously close to his ambitious brother.

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With a mysterious plague threatening both the physical and spirit worlds, Kassia needs Vincent as much as he needs her. To save her bloodline and the existence of innumerable souls, she must find the courage to trust Vincent despite his deadly power, or risk losing everything and everyone she loves.