The Girl Who Sat Next to Darkness

I'm a witch. In this world, witches get burned at the stake. So I hid for years—played dumb, made no friends, lived like a ghost. Until that letter sent me to Star Ring Academy of Magic. I thought I was finally safe. Then I met Kane Ashworth. Dark Magic heir. The school's walking curse. They say anyone who gets close to him dies. So when he sat alone in the back row, I sat down next to him. Everyone thought I'd lost my mind. But they didn't know what it felt like to be cast out by the world. I knew better than anyone. That day in class, my magic spiraled out of control. "There's a trace of Dark Magic in your power." The way he looked at me changed. He started asking questions. And all I could do was pray he wouldn't figure out what I really am.