Finding refuge at a secret location in the south of France, Allie almost convinces herself she's safe until Nathaniel's guards attack. Then she's on the run again and forced to return to the one place she can truly call home: Cimmeria Academy. But when she arrives, she barely recognizes it. Tensions are on a knife edge. Now most of the students have deserted the school, the teachers can't be trusted, and guards are in charge. Worse, Nathaniel is close—very close—to getting everything he wants. Desperate to do something—anything!—to stop him, Allie agrees to accompany Lucinda on a dangerous late-night mission. But in doing so, is she putting her friends' lives at risk? Carter and Sylvain are both ready to fight by her side—and prove their love. Allie knows she must make up her mind once and for all about who she really wants. No one will wait forever. The time for indecision is over.