In a land torn apart by the conflicts between the Eastern and the Western Empires, a prince discovers his place in this world when he undergoes his rite of passage, granted a creature more beautiful, powerful and deadly than any thing he could perceive imaginable.
"Everyone has secrets." James has a problem; he cuts himself. He is in love with his best friend, Chloe, but is too afraid to tell her. His father is attracted to the bottle, and his mother wears fake diamond rings on her finger. James' world is crumbling. The razor is his only companion and the slits on his thig...