The Outcast Scholar of Mistral Arcane AcademyBook One of The Astral Thread Trilogy
At Mistral Arcane Academy, power is everything. Krista Starfall has none.
Branded as the weakest mage in her year, Krista enters a world ruled by bloodlines, where power defines worth and failure is not forgiven. With no House and no allies, she should be easy to ignore.
Except she is not.
The headmaster invited her personally.
Her magic does not behave the way it should.
And the four heirs she is bound to are starting to see through the lie everyone else accepts.
The ruthless one watches too closely.
The brilliant one asks too many questions.
The silent one never looks away.
And the one who should hate her is the first to step between her and danger.
Because something is wrong at Mistral.
And somehow, it leads back to her.
As secrets surface and the academy turns its attention toward her, Krista must decide whether to stay invisible or risk everything to uncover the truth.
Because if she does, she will not just change her fate.
She will change everything.
