Emery has helped her friend gain her freedom from her family of ogres, but now, she has to figure out what to do once her birth father loses his head. Getting revenge for her mother had consumed her life, but now that it was over, she had to figure out what would happen next. Rowen manifests autumn and admires Emery from afar in a different form. They have verbally sparred, but he kept her at bay, knowing that his true match had a far different aspect. Imagine his surprise when the woman he wants shifts into the woman he is destined for. Friend and lover in one bundle. He's willing to fight for her, but she beats him to it.