Elena The Academy. The most prestigious school around, with the biggest price tag to go with it. It was a dream. Until it became a nightmare. One moment. One person. That’s all it took to bring my entire world crashing down around my ears. A world I’m not sure I’ll be able to put back together. Anton Anger bubbles beneath the surface. A constant simmering rage that can never be sated. It’s been like this for a long time. As long as I can remember. And now she’s here. Under my feet and under my nose. Poking the bear and kissing the damage. But I don’t know how to reconcile the hatred with what it’s becoming. The past is out to get us. A ticking clock that neither of us can outrun. Will we burn when the world crashes around us? Or will we rise like the Phoenix?