The divide must be bridged. Is freedom coming? Lord Clay Aster, a member of the Aristocracy of Onyx and a serving Lord in the Upper House of the Parliament, will do all it takes to rebuild the broken foundation of his fatherland. Joining forces with the new breed of nobles called the New Order, he must reduce inequality across the clans by entrenching justice and peace, as well as building safe and sustainable communities. But when the plan suddenly involves Ava Woods—a Structural Engineer who is passionate about the environment and also craves freedom for her ostracized clan, he is not prepared for the ensuing chaos. People are being kidnapped; young men are being left for dead. The divide between the Upper class and ‘the least’ tribe of Onyx cannot be bridged after all. The taboo that the age-long filth of the Ilana clan cannot taint the Aristocracy cannot be broken. The plan could free a whole clan from decades-long bondage. But Ava has spent a good part of her life loathing the Upper class. Will she allow forgiveness and healing to take the lead? Can Clay and Ava figure out who they are up against and stop the raging violence?