On the surface, it was the classic superhero ensemble. Kadian, the high-flying hero... the devious villain, Zorei, and the nameless minion who repeatedly broke his master out of prison... and Alexandra, the cheerfully sarcastic reporter who dated the famous guardian and was forever being kidnapped as a result.

Beneath that surface, everything dangled from a tangled web of lies.

When Alexandra deceived the world to claim her role in the story, she thought she was just protecting a friend and getting a front-row seat.

But the deeper she digs, the closer she gets to a truth that will horrify her with the depths of its cruelty, and drag her headlong into a fight between powers beyond anything she could have prepared herself for.