Newbie sorceress Cinthy Gold and her cousins Viv and Jasmine are The Three, a legendary coven said to be the most powerful since the beginning of sorcery, And they're in danger. The Dark One is an evil immortal with thousands of indentured servants called Goat's Eye. He's intent on destroying every sorcerer and sorceress, especially the Three, In fact, he's already dispatched an assassin. Sam Foster's orders are to kill the Three. With a past full of torment, heartbreak, and bad decisions, Sam's no amateur. He's been branded like cattle and forced to kill, and after a century he's accepted that he's probably destined for hell. Then he meets a girl. a girl he adores. The very girl his master wants dead. He can't let that happen. Gaining Cinthy's love and trust, Sam finally has a reason to defy the tyrant.