Book excerpt: Sage Wilde's gotta kiss her wild days goodbye and embrace her role as witch leader. The Solstice festival is her chance to prove she's fit to rule the Western witchworld, once she bonds a warlock, that is. Enter handsome Rafael Reyes, a mysterious and unbonded warlock who draws Sage in with his powerful aura and irresistible charm. There's a catch: Rafael doesn't know he's a warlock, and Sage’s nemesis, Zelda Helwig, has already claimed him. Bewitched by Sage’s beauty, her power, her all, Rafael’s helpless to curb his attraction to her. Does he even get a choice in this strange witchworld, or is he already sunk? As tensions soar between Sage and Zelda, Sage’s rare aether magic spirals out of control, putting everyone at risk. Zelda will stop at nothing to get what she wants, and Sage fears everything she’s fought for will crumble before her eyes. Can Sage capture Rafael’s heart and defeat Zelda before Zelda wreaks havoc on the witchworld?