My family’s scandal is my fall from grace. The night of my seventeenth birthday leads to the final event that catapults my future in a different direction. One call for help turns into my only chance of survival. Now, the only way to stay safe is to keep hidden. Hidden in a small town in the middle of “No-where”, Minnesota, away from my friends, my prestigious school, and my family, I have to mesh with the other hidden children in order to survive. Though, it’s not just the Bogeyman that keeps me up at night… Ciaran Jakobe, with his frosty blue eyes and instant dislike for me sets my nerves on end. There is no escaping his sharp words and constant torment. Every push from him sparks a fire of fight inside me. Every smirk from his full, pink lips makes me want to punch him in the face. He’s my nemesis and my dark hero. I may be paying for my parent’s mistakes but I won’t let a Midwest Boy get the best of me.

I pushed Mila away to save her soul. Because my own was tarnished before I could even talk. When she whispered she loved me, I knew the best thing to do was to leave. I continued my business, completing tasks that even the strongest members of Rogue can’t do. I’ve mastered how to be invisible. I move in the shadows as a ghost amongst the deadliest criminal organizations. No one has been able to find me. Until her. One summer night my life is upended and soon thoughts and emotions I’ve never had consume me. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I’m designed to protect by any means necessary. I thrive on the fear of the enemy. I live for their vendettas. I ruin their empires. After all, I am what stands between the monsters and the weak. I didn’t plan for Mila. And I never considered she might be deadlier than me.