A long hidden secret. A mysterious Tower. And a terrible deadline. Jasper and Ryan race to rescue their friends from a Damasker attack, but Jasper's time is fast running out. The hope she was pursuing is not what she thought it would be, and the people who know most about her affliction are the ones she can trust the least. Meanwhile, Nico Mavuto will go to any lengths to hurt the woman he blames for destroying his life, and he'll use an innocent boy to do it. Jasper's deadline has arrived and her Shattering is imminent. In the balance hangs the fate of millions. What will Jasper risk for the chance to live?