With magic nearly vanished from society, gifted sorceress Sera takes a secret assignment to guide Evan Ashford, a troubled aristocrat whose inherited power has never fully surfaced. Scarred by cruelty over his dangerous outbursts, Evan begins to trust the woman once mentored by his mother. But as their bond deepens and his abilities grow, jealous enemies, an impossible attraction, and an approaching war with the dark elves place their future in peril.