In a world split by magical walls, love is the most dangerous rebellion.

Lira Ashworth has everything her world prizes—power, privilege, and a future mapped out by tradition. But behind the shimmering barriers that shield the elite from the “magicless” Lower Reaches, she uncovers secrets that shatter everything she thought she knew.

Cael Stormwright shouldn’t exist inside her world. Raised beyond the walls, he wields a forbidden kind of magic—fluid, connective, impossible by elite standards. When fate throws them together in forbidden territory, the spark between them threatens the careful order of both their lives.

The barriers aren’t protection—they’re prisons.

As Lira digs into her family’s hidden past and the shadowy government Project Equilibrium, she must decide: cling to the comfort of silence, or risk everything for the dangerous truth. With Cael’s help, she discovers real magic isn’t about domination, but about connection, empathy, and the courage to dismantle centuries of lies.

But revolution demands sacrifice. The elite will do anything to keep their grip on power—even if it means destroying Lira and Cael. In a world where magic decides your worth and love crosses every line, they must risk everything to bridge two worlds—or watch them both fall.