PROLOGUE
Of all the days Cassandra wanted to disappear then and there, it just had to be now. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. 'Oh joy,' she thought. Her reflection showed a girl with short blonde hair and dull emerald eyes. At first, she was tempted to fix a stray strand of her hair in place. But then, why fix your hair when you could get the morgue to do it for you?
Yes. Cassandra Alison is going to end her life. No, she wasn't afraid of dying. She had planned this carefully since the start of her freshman year. "I do not belong here," she whispered. "Nor do I have the right to stay here."
Cassandra is not your average student. She came from the country of Rald, the most powerful and influential country there is. Surrounded by the great wall that has been created and maintained by magic, Rald was unbeatable. The smartest girl in her year, she has it all – well, almost – beauty, brains, and talent. It is a mystery why she wants to end her perfect life.
"Miss Cassandra Alison! Open up this door right now. Or else I will have no choice but to open it by force." It was her governess, Miss Jane. Cassandra could her more footsteps coming. 'I have to do it now.' She drew her dagger from her side and shakily put it on her wrist.
"Alison, listen to me," a voice rang through her ears. "You can't die now. There's still the Book of Life to search for." The voice sounded like it came from her head, not from the outside.
"What in the name of Merlin is the Book of Life?" she asked aloud, slicing her wrists slowly until blood oozed out from them. 'Ah, blood, the sweetest thing to sacrifice.'
"Nepo rood!" she heard Miss Jane say. It was too late though, by the time they entered the room, Cassandra already lay pale and motionless.