Ash Whitlock and the Ring of Alaister

Fifteen-year-old Ash Whitlock has spent his life trying to be ordinary, despite never quite feeling like he belongs. The moment he arrives at Ironwood Academy, the school seems to know otherwise.In a magical world ruled by the Highborn, rare abilities belong only to an elite few, and Ash was never meant to belong among them. But when students begin falling victim to a series of violent, unexplainable attacks, Ash is pulled into a mystery older and far more dangerous than anyone at Ironwood is willing to admit. He has always heard something in magic that no one else seems to notice, and now it is drawing him toward secrets the school was built to keep buried.With fear spreading through the academy and suspicion closing in, Ash and the friends he trusts most must uncover the truth hidden beneath Ironwood before it drags them into something they may not survive.