Once I hated Morthrum and refused to consider it home, but now everyone I love is held captive in the world of the dead. I never wanted to be part of it, but I can’t give the world to Lilith, the mad arachne—because not only Morthrum is under threat, but the mortal worlds as well. Now I am the ruler, and Daval Grave is my faithful guardian, returned from confinement in the darkness. But power does not grant freedom. Power is an eternal question. What will you choose, Aida Darkblume: to save the world or your love?