Alyce has long lived under the curse of madness that runs in her family, knowing one day she is destined to be claimed by it, too. When she is offered a scholarship to Rosebriar Prep, a prestigious boarding school far from home, Alyce accepts, hoping to outrun the rumors that abound. As her madness worsens with the voice in her head insisting he's real and apparitions appearing in her vision, Alyce begins to question what's real. As war looms on the horizon, she must decide if she's going to trust the voice telling her she's in danger or break under the weight of her curse.