laurenbrazz
At Hollowthorn Academy, every first-year is sorted into one of four magical Houses based on their magical aura and fate. House Liora for the brave, House Solis for the wise, House Mare for the loyal, and House Vire for the ambitious.
But when seventeen-year-old Ivy Vale, a seemingly non-magical orphan, is accepted into Hollowthorn under mysterious circumstances, the Sorting Spell does something no one has seen in over a century:
It places her in House Umbra-a House that's supposed to be sealed forever. A House built for those destined to bring ruin.
Suddenly, she's surrounded by whispers, side-eyes, and warnings. Everyone thinks she's a villain in the making. And the worst part? The only person who offers her help is the school's golden boy: Hunter Drake, top student, top spell-caster, and the literal poster boy for House Liora. He's charming, perfect, and way too curious about her.
But the deeper Ivy digs into Umbra's secrets, the more she realizes: she was never meant to be part of their system-and Umbra wasn't meant to be locked away.
It was meant to rise.