A young man inherits a genie from his estranged, altruistic grandfather, expecting riches and power. But his twisted desires reshape their bond into one of dominance and submission, pushing the boundaries of morality and magic. As the genie struggles with loyalty and autonomy, her master revels in control, testing the limits of her obedience. Dark power games ensue in a tale of unchecked greed, raw temptation, and the haunting consequences of absolute power.
Frank Lombardo is forced by events to meet up with his ex-girlfriend, who has just recently married his father. It turns out that she wants to be more than just a mother figure to him, which is just as well, considering that she's ten years younger than him.
The setting is Zimbabwe in the mid 1980s, when the whites are being pushed out by a new black ruling class and the land is still lawless, the police more lawless than the rest. A Shona tribe police chief in central Zimbabwe wants fourteen-year-old European boys. The Whitfelds, trying to hold onto their dairy outside Gweru, have a fourteen-year-old blond foster boy, one who already is tasting sex from black men and craves more. The Whitfelds's answer to being able to stay on is an obvious one.
A severe January storm takes down an old oak isolating two rural dwellings and cutting off their power supplies. Eric is well prepared for such an emergency but Janet isn't and is forced to move to her neighbour's house when the storm wreaks havoc with her bedroom. In the clearing up process Eric discovers her secret.