Meredith Gentry, the escaped princess of the dark fairies, has become in our world a private detective investigating paranormal and magical crimes. But now there is no peace either in the fairy kingdom, whose envoys found Meredith, or in the human world, which has experienced the terrible power of inhuman witchcraft .In the fairy world, there is a ruthless fight for the throne - and cousin Meredith, second in the line of succession, uses sword and magic to become the first - and only... Meredith can only save one thing, but before the assassins sent by her cousin take her away her life, she must become the mother of the heir to the fairy crown. However, hired killers, operating in both the magical and human worlds, intend to prevent the birth of this heir. Meredith is forced to seek help from the long-time enemy of her people - the goblin king... But is such a dangerous ally asking too high a price?..