Ebony Reva’s only hope is to pass the Coven Trials.
She’s the 13-year-old orphaned daughter of the last Lord Knight of the Realm, and her power-hungry Uncle Benjamin took her in because it gave him the social standing to be appointed Sheriff.
When Ebony uncovers Benjamin’s murderous plans to become Lord Knight himself, he forces her to sign a magical gag. With no other options, she thinks she can break it by taking the oath to join Camelot’s Royal Coven, the kingdom’s prestigious force of fighting witches.
Her chance comes when the next Coven Trials are held at the Bearsmouth training grounds, but there’s a catch.
Even though she leads the Proving Circle and no one has ever landed a hit on her, she can’t do one thing: absorb the energy from magical attacks.
And that’s the last stage of the trials.
If she fails, the Lord Knight will die, Ebony will lose her reputation, and she’d be at the unforgiving mercy of her uncle, who has promised to break her before she can escape on her own.