In Ashcroft Bay, where bloodlines rule, outcast Vivienne Ashworth is marked for death after her family's downfall. To survive, she forms a forbidden Life-Binding with the deadly guardian Alexander Voss. Armed with her family's hidden bio-cellular legacy, she cures allies, builds a secret resistance, and wages war against the tyrannical Founding Eight. Her final battle will decide whether she reclaims her birthright or dies trying.
