Elena endures daily torment at Asgard Academy, mocked by elite sorcerers because her magical core seems hopelessly defective. Everything shifts when Professor Cassius, a feared instructor guarding a dormant dragon bloodline, catches a whiff of her rare scent and feels his lethal restraint slip away.
Cassius summons Elena for mandatory private tutoring under the guise of remedial training, secretly struggling to tame her unpredictable surges before the faculty council notices. As Elena learns to trust the brooding mentor who shields her from cruel peers, both must hide an explosive bond that could burn the academy to ashes.
