Lennox is marked. A kind of birth mark covers her entire back. She's spent her life hiding it, being ashamed, lying, and being kicked out of good schools. Then she's sent to Calgacos, an austere School, run by reclusive Masters and buried in the Scottish Highlands, where keeping her mark secret has never been more difficult, or more perilous.Lennox has a bad record. She’s a staggeringly beautiful social misfit who has yet to last an entire academic year in a school without being expelled. She hates always being the new kid. She hates it when people talk to her, look at her, or touch her. She hates school and she hates life. Her method of survival is simple; keep your head down, don’t attract attention, and stay alone.But when Lennox arrives at Calgacos, she discovers someone, she doesn’t hate, the enigmatic Kellas. She is drawn to him in a way she has not experienced before. This means only one thing; Lennox is going to start breaking all the rules.