Book excerpt: Long ago, a powerful Jinn sought the annihilation of man, but the great Saint Ithuria sealed him and his race behind a veil. In modern Sol, Lin and Ace are childhood friends, reunited after tragedy separated them for five long years. However, adversities await as she is the shunned orphan ward of the fire-wielding Kravens, and he is their Noble heir. When Ace learns that tragedy spells conspiracy, Lin must resist forbidden love while swept up in a quest to discover her purpose and save humanity from a Jinn once scorned.