With the Age of Dragons long dead, only the four runes promise absolution.    Days after Cateline wakes from a years-long magical sleep, she is faced with the daunting task of marrying off so her home can be rid of the curse burned into her neck. Mere hours after her scandalous arrangement with the only courter her age—a promise of freedom and safety—the masquerade descends into bloodshed, and she is thrust into a new kingdom with uncertain threats.   Safe within the walls of Lighthelm Academy of Magic, Cateline must harness her long-suppressed powers, unravel the Dragon's Prophecy that threatens to doom the world as they knew it, and discern friend from foe as those closest to her unravel the delicate web of lies she'd built to protect herself from the enemies her father had made.    As her new identity start to fall apart, the only friends she'd ever truly known start to turn on her. With uncertain allies and dangerous enemies, her struggle evolves from mastering magic to sheer survival. Alliances shift, and kingdoms clash. Only a love that dares to defy destiny can turn the tide.