Welcome to Illusions Academy where the males are sexy, the magic is unpredictable, and nothing is as it seems. My name is Elise, and I'm about to enroll in my first year at Illusions Academy, the most prestigious school in the country for mages like me. I've known all about magic from a young age thanks to my parents, who are a part of the mage grand council, the governing body for all magic dealings. Because of that everyone expects me to be one of the greatest mages of all time, but I have a secret. My magic is weak at best and refuses to answer my call at worst. I'm hoping that the teachers at the academy can pull it out of me, but someone else does instead: my childhood rival, Demetri. He's one year ahead of me, and whenever he touches me an explosion of magical power is left in his wake. So much power that I'm baffled it even came out of me. How can he of all people be the only one to help me? And how do I convince him to? On top of that, mages begin dying of a mysterious magical poison, and no one knows where it came from. The only thing that's clear is that it won't stop anytime soon. Can I harness my magic, stop a murderer, and keep Demetri at arms lengths all while keeping a decent grade point average?