Emily Rhodes is a seventeen-year-old girl living a normal life at home with her parents and sister when she discovers that she can control fire. A man comes to her door one day and invites her to attend a special academy for students like her. Needing to learn how to use and hone her powers, Emily begins attending the academy and meets three other girls who will change the course of her life as she knows it. Emily and her new friends must hone their powers and protect their school from any possible threats.