Greta is bright and excited for her time on Lutian, the middle of thirteen children, she's never had much of an opportunity to feel special. Acton is a brilliant researcher with no time in his life for anything but his research. When Greta meets Acton, her reserved Warder, she never intends to fall for him. But in the City of Lights, a man with eyes only for his research and a woman who's never felt special might just fall in love.