One secret. Two elements. No one to trust.
Alexi Grekov thought the worst was behind him. He was wrong.
As his forbidden Earth magic grows stronger, the psychological static in his head is becoming a deafening roar. To make matters worse, returning to Oblako Academy brings a new nightmare: an unseen enemy who turns everyday accidents into executions. From the shadows of the forest to the dizzying heights of the river gorge, death shadows his every step.
But the most lethal threat isn't the assassin trying to kill him. It's the truth Alexi is hiding.
With a global war closing in and False Wardens waking up across the borders, Alexi is pushed to his breaking point. To survive his fourth year, he must master a power that the world deems a monstrous curse-even if doing so means losing the people he loves most.
In a world of shifting loyalties and ancient prophecies, the only thing more dangerous than the magic inside him... is what happens when it's finally unleashed.