My name is Valea Patel, and I’ve turned away from Wicca. I’m a witch with magic powerful enough to destroy the world with fire. Before, I followed the rules of my coven, but a broken heart and unbearable losses changed everything. Nicholas’s betrayal left me without hope. For already two years I’ve been hiding among people, longing for Ardyal, where I became a stranger because of my terrifying magic. The worst part is that the Queen of Witches wants to make me her successor. I don’t want to become an instrument of evil. Betrayal, losses, and suffering have overflowed my life. Even love carries a threat: the man I love is bound to the darkness, and one day that darkness may swallow his soul.