She has one final chance to embrace her destiny or lose it all.Twenty years ago Bethany Harris fell in love with Aaron Vaughn, but then she shattered his heart. When the Veil fell two years later, she became the leader of the Western States. She wasn't ready for the job, but she stepped up and did it. She couldn't have done that without Aaron's friendship and support. Since then they've become lovers in the physical sense, but Bethany continues to keep her distance. She lost the right to Aaron's love a long time ago.Now things have changed. What once defined their world may no longer be true. With the turmoil that follows, Bethany must lead her people into a terrifying new era. She's reeling and doubting herself more than ever. But when Aaron brings home her biggest challenge, it may be one too many.To succeed she has to face her biggest fear...trusting the strength of the relationship between her and Aaron, or else risk losing it all. She could lose her job, her people, but most of all the man she's loved almost her whole life.In the last eighteen years, life hasn't been easy for anyone.The WS and the ES have been separate entities, but once the Veil was crossed, things began to evolve. It's a new world, but that doesn't mean it's going to get easier anytime soon.