Publisher's Synopsis
Suicide has rocked the royal family in Tula. People are missing. Chichen Itza is taking advantage of their opponent in their most vulnerable of moments without mercy. When Xóchitl is injured trying to defend her home, she's carried by the Purépecha back to her father. The dying king has finally made a decision about which of his children he will support in this war. However, the timing makes little difference. Fires have been set out of spite, and prisoners are being tortured for information they refuse to give. Loyalties are being put to the test as flames consume everything. Will Xóchitl be able to survive these attacks, or get left behind in the ashes?
