Seventeen year old Alia’s life on the seemingly-perfect island is shrouded by lies. Everything she’s loved has been taken away from her – even her memory. Who killed her parents? Who’s taking the orphans she’s spent the past two years with? Why does the man she despise resemble her so much? Who is he? Her only source of happiness is her two sisters – she will do anything to keep them safe. Until she fails. Until she is forced to choose. One sister will live, the other will die. Alia and her sister find out everything is not as it seems. No one is who they say they are. Soon, they find out that they are part of something greater – an experiment that results in the creation of a new race. They look like us, but they are faster, stronger, and they feed on the raw flesh of animals. And worse, the red-eyed Tikmia are intelligent and they have the ability to change shape at whim. A devastating fire, a mysterious, mesmerizing creature, the colors Alia now sees – everything leads back to the Tikmia.