Elena

The Academy.

The most prestigious school around, with the biggest price tag to go with it.

It was a dream. Until it became a nightmare.

One moment. One person.

That's all it took to bring my entire world crashing down around my ears.

A world I'm not sure I'll be able to put back together.

Anton

Anger bubbles beneath the surface.

A constant simmering rage that can never be sated.

It's been like this for a long time. As long as I can remember.

And now she's here. Under my feet and under my nose.

Poking the bear and kissing the damage.

But I don't know how to reconcile the hatred with what it's becoming.

The past is out to get us.

A ticking clock that neither of us can outrun.

Will we burn when the world crashes around us? Or will we rise like the Phoenix?