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For sixteen years, Ethan Carter believed he was nothing more than an ordinary boy.
After the death of his mother, he is forced to live with the father who abandoned them before he was born. Damian Ashford is the heir to the Circle, an ancient magical bloodline whose members have lived in secret for centuries. Years ago, Damian was deceived into believing Ethan's human mother had betrayed him, driving her away while she was pregnant. By the time he uncovered the truth, she was gone forever.
Now, Ethan finds himself surrounded by a family determined to make up for the years they lost. His grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins welcome him without hesitation, but Ethan refuses to see them as his own. To him, they are strangers connected only by blood.
As Ethan is introduced to the hidden world of magic, he discovers that the Ashfords have powerful enemies. For generations, the rival Blackwood family has coveted the Ashfords' legendary Fire Magic-the rarest and most powerful elemental gift in existence. After years of forbidden experimentation, they have finally found a way to drain a Fire mage's power, creating an endless source of magical energy.
Their next target is Ethan's cousin, one of the few living Fire mages.
But the Blackwoods never expected Ethan.
When he awakens an ability unlike any ever recorded-the power to temporarily mimic the magic of anyone he touches-he becomes both the Ashfords' greatest hope and the Blackwoods' greatest prize.
As old lies come to light and a war between bloodlines begins, Ethan must decide whether to walk away from the family he never wanted... or fight to protect the people who accepted him long before he accepted them.
In a world where magic is inherited by blood, the boy with no magic of his own may be the one destined to change everything.