A kingdom cast in shadows, a family’s dark history, and the crystal shard that brings them together.

The intergalactic war has been ongoing for decades. But the Sovereign, ruler of the galaxy, has his eyes on an enormous energy that will certainly win the skirmish against the Triumvirate—a rebel force trying to end his reign. Aware of the threat, the king of Crestahn, who’s secretly opposing the ruler alongside the other nations on his planet, hires a portal maker to beat the Sovereign to the source.

Gretig is lucky to be alive. Some with his bloodline are killed at birth, while the fortunate ones live in confinement. But Gretig wasn’t born on his parents’ home planet. They had long escaped the oppressive regime. As space nomads, they venture the galaxy and create portals for lucrative contracts, but when his mother agrees to do a job for Crestahn’s king, his family’s dark past comes back to haunt them.

Princess Sha’ella is one of the Sovereign’s loyal followers. Her father wants her to switch sides—to fight with the resistance—but she refuses to betray a man she’s grown to admire. That decision doesn’t sit well with the other nations’ leaders. Now she must battle the most ruthless warriors in an arena for the fate of her kingdom, and risk losing more than just her life.