Rowan Gilmore and her mother, Anna, have spent most of Rowan's life running, hiding Rowan's speed, strength and precognitive powers-but without knowing why she's different, why they have to hide, or who from. And Rowan's sick of running scared. But she has to keep going, because she also harbours a dark power that emerges only when she's afraid or in danger. A power that kills indiscriminately to save her. When she moves to Australia, a street fight reveals Rowan's abilities to a stranger, Fynn, and she must decide whether to run again or stay and risk discovery by her pursuers. Her mother has found happiness with a new partner and Rowan is reluctant to wreck it. So, after foiling another kidnap attempt, Rowan makes her decision. The time has come to stand her ground. Then Fynn becomes and ally, with promises to help fight her unknown enemy - and to reveal the truth behind her extraordinary abilities. But what's his agenda? And who are the Mors Ferrum operatives Fynn says are chasing Rowan? What do they want? What is the ocair thing they keep asking about? Can she trust Fynn? Or herself, for that matter. Because, what happens if the darkness lurking in her mind wakes and comes out to play?