It was a strange sensation--like falling through a tunnel filled with bizarre lights and sounds. Shades of blue, black, and gray engulfed and caressed her, as if the tunnel were a living thing. She kept falling deeper and deeper into the abyss, not sure if she was awake or caught in some strange dream. When morning comes, Careen Renolds wakes up in a ditch by the side of the road. She is covered in mud, nearly frozen in her nightshirt, and left without a clue about how she got there--or where "there" is. The old-fashioned Dryden brothers come to Careen's aid, but fear sets in as she realizes...

Supreme Sovereign Nylynn, leader of the secret military society known as Guardians, dies under mysterious circumstances. Unjustly framed for the murder, Stannin and Khirra must discover a way to clear their names and bring the real killer to justice. Armed only with a cryptic clue, a simple hunting knife, and their growing love for one another, they are determined to save not only themselves, but their crumbling society.