Blinded by light is preferable to blinded by darkness.

In his search, Mikeli learns the heart that belongs to him is wrongly taken and he loses all claims to the heavenly realm for his failure to reunite their celestial souls. Into his world comes another heart, his own daughter, who lives under his protection until the seraph who holds claim to her comes forward.

Marija loves her father, but her mother's spiteful words haunt her as time promises her no escape from her inevitable part in the games of men.

His soul tugged at by death, Cáel nears the end of his hunt until a black stallion races through the snow and delivers his heart into his grasp. His search is ended, but her ways are set and his chances are slim.