in a world of fractured magic and hidden truths, one girl's forgotten past could be the key to saving everything-or destroying it all.tajana pomoci has no memory of the first seven years of her life. her foster father claims it's due to trauma, but a long-buried secret threatens to shatter her entire reality. just as she successfully completes her joint trial with chadwick, the code keeper sends her on a perilous mission to rescue her mentor, savannah tully. but this task is merely the beginning of a journey that will unravel everything tajana thought she knew about herself.as tajana completes her rescue mission, disaster strikes. the code breaker launches an attack on blackthorn and burtree, endangering her protégé chadwick and her mysterious friend thea. with hundreds of alchemists and chemists now in danger at blackthorn, tajana resolves to join the giver and make a difference in the alchemical war. her choice to join the personas sends her on a path to uncover the truth of her own past.reunited in verdandi, chadwick and thea agree to join the giver's fledgling squad with tajana, only to face a harrowing trial of entry-a rescue mission back in the code breaker's stolen stronghold. the stakes soar as they navigate this dangerous territory, complicated further by chadwick's mysterious affliction, a result of breaking an oath to save thea's life. his corrupted spirit now threatens to unravel their plans and his very existence.as tajana fights to keep chadwick alive and complete their mission, she must confront her own past-but will unlocking her memories save them all, or unleash a power that could shatter their fragmented world forever?