With a price on her head, Lily shouldn't trust anyone, especially not the stranger who saves her.Lily is on the run for her father's sins. Having escaped a brutal attack on her home that left her dad's small army and her beloved nana dead, she finds a job and a cheap room in Camps Bay, South Africa. When the men from Sky Communications track her down, she is forced to flee again. This time, Lily ends up homeless, alone on a bench under a brewing winter storm in a violent city. It is a lucky coincidence that Jacob appears through the mist just before a gang finds her in the dark, deserted park. Or is it?*This is the full-length prequel novel of the Seven Forbidden Arts series, but also reads as a stand-alone. Although the story sets the scene for the paranormal series that follows, it doesn't contain paranormal elements.