Time is running out for Velli's former mentor, Dr. John Adams. Life caught in the middle of two Spirits is slowly driving both the man and the Lion crazy. Velli is determined to help him out of his bind.Her plans to take care of the issue and return home quickly are ruined in short order. There's a war brewing between the Lion and her old friend Derek over the love of Kai. One that has to be resolved just as fast as John needs saved.Worse, the Raven has his sights set on Velli in hopes of her assistance. She doesn't know what an ancient Spirit wants from her, but her mistrust of the bird means she wants to avoid him. Circumstance throws her right in his path, and she is intrigued by the mystery she finds.Velli has to face too many battles that aren't hers—until an attack on her children. As her world crumbles around her, she and Kane fight to save all the lives hanging in the balance.