At Aethelgard Academy, Arabella must navigate a lethal "trust no one" conspiracy where AuraCorp uses a cult-like "Ascension" ritual to turn students into disposable lab rats. Caught in a high-stakes love triangle between the rebellious Finn and the privileged Pete, Arabella and her circle—adventurous Imogen, realistic Maya, and sarcastic Xavier—race to uncover why "graduates" never return home. As the jealous Chloe sabotages them from within and the Headmistress weaponizes their romances to spar