Gianna York never believed in fate-until fate dragged her across the world and into the secrets of her blood. What began as a search for her lineage has turned into something far more dangerous: an invitation to Anathema Academy, a hidden school where those born of ancient curses are taught to wield the very magic that once damned them.
With each lesson, each trial, and each whispered name in the dark, Gianna unravels the truth of who she is-and what Melusina's bloodline truly demands of her.
Alongside a fierce circle of cursed descendants, and haunted by a boy whose loyalty is more perilous than his betrayal, Gianna must master powers older than the gods themselves. But something stirs beneath the Academy. A flame long forgotten. A war long buried. And a throne that demands a queen.
As the flame breaks and the lies burn, one truth becomes clear:
Gianna's curse was never meant to be broken.
It was meant to rise.