Through his eyes

In a world divided by magic, where the Enkindled wield power and the Untouched are immune to it, the Holy River serves as the only bridge between the two. On your 18th birthday, the river reveals your soulmate-a bond uniting hearts beyond the boundaries of magic and division.

For Violet, an Untouched, the anticipation of seeing her reflection in the river has filled her with hope and excitement. But when the water shows her nothing, she is devastated, left questioning her worth and her place in a world that promises love for all.

Desperate to hide her shame, Violet paints the face of someone she once saw on a crowded street-a fleeting moment that had pstayed with her heart ever since. His dimpled smile and warm kindness seemed like a dream. But when her family recognizes the face, her world unravels. The boy, Caspian, is Enkindled-the son of a powerful family from the very group her people fear and resent.

As Caspian reveals his own truth-that the river had once shown him nothing until her face appeared years later-Violet is faced with an impossible choice: deny her heart to remain loyal to her family, or embrace the forbidden bond that defies the boundaries of their divided world.

Can Violet and Caspian find a way to bridge the rift between the Enkindled and the Untouched, or will their connection reignite the flames of a war that was never truly extinguished?