Series information taken from author's website.

Akos and Cyra live on a violent planet where everyone develops a current gift, a unique power meant to shape the future. While most benefit from their current gifts, Akos and Cyra do not - their gifts make them vulnerable to others? control. Cyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Cyra?s current gift gives her pain and power, something her brother exploits, using her to torture his enemies. Akos is from the peace-loving nation of Thuvhe, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. When Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers, Akos is desperate to get his brother out alive. When Akos is thrust into Cyra?s world, the enmity between their countries and families seems insurmountable. They must decide to help each other to survive or to destroy one another.