Shona is on a mission and she has the perfect plan. Trouble is, she never sticks to plans. She seduces the wrong man and steals something precious from him. Ekbeth, her victim, is an As'mir, living between two worlds. He needs to recover the stolen jewel. His life depends on it, but tracking down the thief is only the beginning of his problems. Shona is also an As'mir, an outcast. When taken to the Valley, their hidden world, she wreaks havoc on the community, forcing them to reconsider their centuries old ways...