Alderwick College teaches its students how to control magic. No one teaches them what to do when magic starts controlling them instead. When quiet scholarship student Elias Ward is assigned to work alongside reckless upperclassman Rowan Vale, the last thing either of them expects is a connection neither of them can fully explain. Strange spells react when they're near each other. The halls of Alderwick seem to shift around them. And secrets buried beneath the ancient campus are beginning to wake. As late-night study sessions turn into dangerous experiments, attraction grows between them—slow, undeniable, and impossible to ignore. But Alderwick was built on old rules, hidden loyalties, and magic that demands a price. Some bonds are discovered. Others are summoned. And some were never meant to exist at all. Perfect for readers who love MM fantasy romance, magical academies, slow-burn tension, forbidden attraction, and atmospheric worlds filled with mystery and magic.