The first sixteen years of Arabella Penthallow's life have been a lie... In a world where deception is the key to survival, Ara has kept up the charade of being a perfect Legion Leader's daughter. But a darkness stirs, and she discovers she is Touched, a mortal gifted by the Gods. The Touched are as rare as they are feared, and Ara is forced to leave Union City for neighboring Midnight City to protect herself and those she loves, leaving Tove Thorn, the boy who has always known her heart, behind. Carter Decker has vowed to burn Union City to the ground... Midnight City's cocky, infamous bad boy always gets what he wants, and he wants Union City to pay for burning his mother alive because she was Touched. When Carter meets Ara, she is everything he's been taught to hate. Then he learns she is Touched-just like him-he isn't sure who he hates more...the Touched girl whose father killed his mother, or himself for being tempted by someone he's sworn to kill. They are told they're fated to be soul mates...and they each wish the other never existed. When Midnight City is attacked by Union City, Carter and Arabella will do the unthinkable...even if it means falling for the enemy. The truth lies in Arabella's home nation, and Tove is waiting. Soul mates or not, he has an advantage Carter doesn't, fated souls be damned. War is coming...and Ara is the prize.