The bargain I made with the Queen of the Sidhe was supposed to keep us safe for one year. Her forces are forbidden to leave the Otherworld, giving us a chance to rebuild the Order of the Shamrock and figure out how we're going to thwart her plans to conquer Ireland. But Maeve found a loophole in our agreement and she's ready to go on the offensive again. Fear Dorcha, the Dark Man, has been sent to find the Dalcassian, the one man who knows how to enter the tower in Rath Solais and retrieve the Sword of Light, a weapon of devastating power. If Maeve gets her hands on it, she wins, it's that simple. The Dalcassian just arrived here in Boston, and Fear Dorcha has orders to bring both of us back to the Otherworld. I can't help Maeve get the Sword; she just wants to kill me herself, slowly. Now I only have until midnight tonight to find the Dalcassian, rescue my best friend from Fear Dorcha's trap, and keep the Dark Man from dragging us all back to Maeve's stronghold. I've never been so scared in my life, but if I don't succeed, my friends will die and Ireland will fall to the Sidhe. I am the Defender of Ireland, proclaimed by the Stone of Destiny to be its Champion. Everyone is counting on me to save the day, but I don't know if I can. I'm just a sixteen-year-old girl with a shamrock tattoo that's supposed to bring me luck. Today, I wish it would bring me a little faith instead.