Amelee, a princess of the Seelie Court, is engaged to one man out of duty, but desperately loves another. She's accepted her fate, willing to deny the deepest longings of her heart in service to her queen. Arganos has secretly loved Amelee since the beginning of time, but she is Fey royalty and he is a hardened warrior, reviled by her kind for the sins committed by the God of War he serves. Though Arganos is prepared to sacrifice his own happiness to ensure Amelee's, he refuses to intervene even though he knows her fiance isn't what he seems. But when tragedy strikes, Amelee turns to Arganos, the forbidden war captain, instead of her fiance for help. Fueled by Faery Court politics and a treacherous Queen's rule, will the secrets they discover drive Amelee and Arganos apart forever, or will they defy everything for love?