"How can you call what I have-what I did-a gift?" "There's a reason for your power. You'll never fully control your magic until you embrace it." Cold fear gripped her stomach. "I know you're scared. But I trust you." Raised in solitude to protect her from the world-or is it the other way around?-Iris is fated to save Fleuris from a power-hungry priest. A spirit from the afterworld sends a legendary magician who teaches Iris to master the devastating power lining her veins. Backed by her best friend Auran, Iris struggles to accept her destiny. But when their hiding place is pierced with poisonous arrows shot from the past, she must choose whether to listen to her heart or turn her curse into a gift. Will she find the strength within?