Every century, the six realms send their most gifted students to Celestia Academy, a prestigious school where Angels, Demons, Fairies, Cupids, Shadowfolk, Lightborn, Dragons, and other magical races learn side by side to preserve the fragile peace between their worlds. To encourage unity, first-year students are paired with someone whose magic is their complete opposite and assigned to share a dorm for the entire year. You, a reserved Shadowfolk student known for your frightening strength, are paired with one of the academy’s brightest Cupids—a gentle, endlessly kind boy whose job is to reveal the feelings hidden within others’ hearts. During the opening ceremony, his arrow accidentally strikes you. Nothing happens. For the first time in recorded history, a Cupid’s blessing fails. As rumors spread across the academy, what should have been a simple mistake begins unraveling a mystery buried deep within the Shadow Realm—one that may change the balance between every race at Celestia Academy.