A tyrannical queen. A rising rebellion. A choice that will change everything.

All Anna wants is to grieve her sister in peace. But peace is the last thing she'll get. After the tragic accident shatters her world, her life takes an even darker turn when her father is imprisoned in the castle and her mother is summoned by the ruthless queen. Terrified of losing what's left of her family, Anna demands to go with them, despite the dangerous path ahead. As a shapeshifter who can't transform, she's already a target under the queen's brutal laws--and the castle is the last place she wants to be.

Enter Redford, her sister's former fiancé, with an offer she can't ignore--join the Rising, a rebel force determined to tear down the queen's rule. Redford promises refuge, but when a ghost from Anna's past shows up with a twisted opportunity to serve the queen, the lines between right and wrong begin to blur.

Anna faces an impossible choice--join the Rising as their poison maker or stay at the castle and create a weapon so monstrous, it could change the kingdom forever.