On the feast of the love goddess, Valentine is preparing to make a confession to her childhood sweetheart when an unexpected moment of passion in the garden derails her plan and lands her in the path of a dangerous mage instead. He practices a forbidden form of magic, and he wants Valentine to be his apprentice.
Life and death, both hers and others, hinge on her decision, but one thing is for certain: he's not going to take "no" for an answer.