Three years cleaning up after magical beasts. One chance to escape. And Luke Vane fails spectacularly—even a lowly toad rejects him.
Just when the whole academy writes him off, his blood awakens Merlin's legendary spellbook and a forbidden power that can bind more than beasts.
His first shocking pact? Julia, the academy's untouchable beauty and top prodigy!
Overnight, the janitor everyone mocked becomes the academy's greatest threat. With jealous rivals and deadly enemies closing in, can Luke master his forbidden power before it destroys him?
