Sixteen-year-old princess Rohini has always known her destiny was to burn by fire as part of the Diadem Trials, a centuries-honoured ceremony to appease the Trifecta of Gods. The Trials ensure the magical barrier surrounding the human realm remains strong against the demonic Asuras beyond.

When she is kidnapped and taken past the barrier to the Asura king, Veer, who urges her to destroy the barrier and end the reign of the false deities, her understanding of the world and her purpose, the purpose of all women in her family, crumble into uncertainty.

Rohini cannot allow the people of Revati to fall to the false gods, but she knows she cannot trust Veer—not his version of the history of the Trials, or his persistent claims that Rohini can save the kingdom in a way other than sacrifice. And she definitely can’t trust the strange power emanating from her hands and body when she’s under attack by demons and monsters. But one thing is clear: she must resist his rugged handsomeness to focus on finding freedom for herself and her sisters, before the Gods damn them all.