At North Arcanum University, magic is monitored, measured, and kept firmly under control—until it isn’t. When a college junior returns to campus six months after a painful breakup, they expect a quiet year of healing and self-discovery. Instead, their magic begins to shift in ways the university can’t explain—and won’t tolerate. Drawn into the orbit of a secret society that thrives on forbidden power, they must navigate friendships, freedom, and a growing force within them that refuses to be contained. In a world where technology tracks every spell, the most dangerous magic is the kind that evolves on its own.