After being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discover that the magic they read about as children is very real and more dangerous than they ever imagined. But will getting hooked on the thrill of magic distract them from honing their powers when they need them most?

Teen Danny Desai returns home after five years in a juvenile detention facility for killing his aunt, reconnects with old friends and attracts the attention of the high schools it girl who is later find dead and he is the prime suspect in the murder.