Draven, a fledgling monster, faces an impossible choice just three days before his fifteenth birthday. If he doesn't make his first human kill and release the beast within him, his father will kill his mortal mother. But Draven doesn't want to become a sadistic, ruthless fiend like his father.Help arrives in the form of Ahmad, a powerful 1500-year-old djinn whose soul is trapped in a brass ring, and handsome Inky, who is also much older than he seems. In turn, they introduce Draven to the eerie, mysterious Mina, who has information they need to rescue Draven's mother. But their quest to free her is not without obstacles. Draven falls head over heels in love with Inky, only to discover how deadly this can be. And Ahmad's ring falls into the hands of an enemy who won't hesitate to use Ahmad against his friends.