The story
Three secret years, denied at graduation.
A heartbeat test pairs Lucien with his rival Seraphina, and he drops her in front of everyone. He also takes her umbrella and quietly alters her overseas academy admission. She cuts contact and flies to Arcadia to rebuild from nothing. Years later he travels thousands of miles to beg for a second chance, and by then she has met Nathan, a sincere mage who treats her as an equal.