Three years ago, Clemant Taylor left Blue Island to escape her secret obsession with Wade Tawes, the son of her clan's greatest enemy. But when the head of her family becomes ill, she is forced to return to Blueat the risk of succumbing once more to Wade's irresistible sexual lure. She vows to focus only on stopping the escalating violence between their clans and the collapse of the island's way of life. Wade Tawes, now the head of a family that has long sworn to seek retribution against the Taylors, is stuck between loyalty to his clan and his love for Clemant. He doesn't know how he'll do it, but he plans to force his family to accept his choice. And after he convinces Clemant that she really does love him. But the feud heats up, blood is spilled, and pressure for revenge mounts on both sides. Wade and Clemant must find a way to heal the rift between their clansor their world will implode, leaving them both empty and alone.