In Malville, things don’t happen just like that. The mysterious school of casters keeps its secrets behind fortress walls, but Lorna Velasquez couldn’t care less. She’s sure her enrollment is only an attempt to get rid of a wealthy heiress. Meanwhile, Christian Gess is looking in Malville for answers to his questions, and he doesn’t have time for everything else—including Lorna. But fate has its own plans. Lorna, the proud one, will have to work in a pair with Christian, and neither of them is thrilled about it. And at the same time, a dangerous web of conspiracy is being woven deep within the old castle—one of its threads is in Lorna’s hands.