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Intriguing characters and engaging plot. Can’t put it down — looking forward to the next book!

—Shelley Stark

Abandoned and dangerous, survival is the only tradition.

Not every thrill is survivable.
Fire, wilderness, poisoned steel and catacombs — get ready for Alastar’s urban war.
Being born was easy, but being stolen from our mothers — tougher. Not that there was time to think about it because Alastar and Sophia had to focus on two things: accruing strength and survival.
Being different didn’t help Sophia because extreme sensitivity isn’t always a gift. It helped Alastar though because he had been born cold, like all of the best soldier class operatives training in Studor’s artificial Hell.
World leaders are taking sides on whether Alastar will live or die, but he’s got the most unique ally. Sophia would sacrifice anything to see Alastar become what her sensitivity reveals that he should be.
Will they find a way to survive? Embedded with lethal peers, treacherous allies, and facing daily dangers — she still has hope. With so little in their favor can these young operatives find a way to fulfill their destinies, or will they lose themselves to the greater struggle?