
“Graduation was supposed to be freedom. It became a battlefield.” The trio faces a shattered world beyond Wedwood. Lia, nearly consumed by Shadow, disappears. Orin suspects he and Lia may be half‑siblings. Jax fights through the ashes, chasing flame.
Cassian is lost in the flood of war.
Lily vanishes from the battlefield—but Orin still sees her in dreams.