A fiery crash rips Jasper Cole from his family, casting him as Lord Jun in the realm of Jinshara, his scarred hand pulsing with a cosmic flame. Bound by a clan’s twisted betrothal to his reborn daughter, Mei—a ninja with eyes that see heat—he wields science and newfound power to defy their chains. Guided by starlit whispers, they seek a fabled academy to seek out their missing family, dodging assassins and unraveling a force that binds their scars. As Mei’s cunning sparks unlikely bonds, Jun, formerly Jasper, faces his past love turned foe. In a world of runes and hidden truths, can a father’s heart forge a path to freedom, or will the flame’s test consume them?