Book excerpt: An Epic Battle Between The White Knights and The Shadow Reapers... Eric James' life changes within a blink of an eye. His seemingly normal existence is turned upside down when his parents are murdered in front of his eyes by people with strange abilities. To his rescue comes a stranger who claims to be good. Eric is taken away and is told about his family's true past and their connections to the Shadow Reapers and the White Knights... and then... he is told about his own magical abilities. Afraid, sad and confused, Eric tries to survive the next few years. Not knowing who to trust and who to confide in, he finds himself vulnerable to deceptions from those who want him to be destroyed. His situation gets a lot worse with the introduction of his old girlfriend, whom everyone thought was dead.