My name is Amber. I didn’t think anything could surprise me after a childhood like mine. Bullied at school, ignored at home, and blamed for everything that went wrong—I'd learned to survive in silence. But then, when I was thirteen, a man in a suit showed up and told me I had magic. Real magic.

Next thing I knew, I was leaving everything behind—my sisters, my mother, the endless cycle of disappointment—for a boarding school in another realm.

Foothills Fae Academy is nothing like the stories I used to read. Sure, the dorms are in the trees or curl into the earth, and yes, I can make vines grow or feel the wind shift when I’m upset—but this place is brutal. Fae don’t fight with words. They fight with fire, water, earth, and air. And me? I barely know who I am, let alone what I’m capable of.

But I’m not alone anymore. There are others like me. Kids who’ve also been underestimated. Together, we might just survive long enough to prove that we belong here.

Because I’m done being the quiet girl. I’m done being told I’m not enough.

It’s time to find out what happens when someone like me finally learns how to fight back.