Chapter One

Raised to hold certain beliefs and conditioned to pursue the future her parents always dreamed of for her, Clarissa’s life is thrown into sudden and unexpected chaos when she learns that she has a rare talent for magic. She is angry and resentful that her perfect future has been stolen from her by this revelation and resists embracing her new circumstances, fighting to return to the life she always thought she wanted. A surprise enemy attack on the academy where the king’s mages are trained sets her on the road to adventure, danger and realization. The road is painful at times, yet Clarissa emerges from it at the end with the most important discovery of all. She has discovered the kind of person she wants to be.