The realm is at war and the kings have made their claims, but not everyone can be a king. Every player is a chess piece in someone else's game, and if it gets them what they want, some of them are willing to watch the world burn. [[ multi-pov / multi-ship ]]

Charming, California is not the quaint small town that it's name suggests. In this town everyone has skeletons in their closets. Just when Hanna Donnelly thinks she found her escape, she's pulled back into the thick of things, and learns that finding your way out is not as easy as it seems.

Maia Farrin was a thief the Ark didn't think they'd ever catch, until her boyfriend turned her in. When Maia has the chance to go to Earth, she thinks she has the chance to start over. Instead, she finds the ghost of the past she hoped to leave behind.