In a thrilling debut by sixteen-year-old Helena Coggan, a girl with a terrible secret is tested to her limits as her fractured world teeters on the brink of war.
Eighteen years ago, a dimensional break ripped open the sky, drawing humans into an ancient conflict. Otherworldly souls rained down and fused with those of people, dividing the population into the green-eyed, magical Gifted and the dark-eyed, nonmagical Ashkind. A devastating war followed, and the Gifted have managed a fragile peace ever since, largely through a brutal law enforcement organization known as the Department. Fifteen-year-old Rose s father, David, has a leading role in the Department. Rose and David are Gifted, but they are also something else something terrible. Their lives depend on keeping it secret. But when a mysterious murder threatens to tear Rose s world apart, forcing long-buried secrets into the open, her loyalties are put to the test. How much does Rose really know about her father s past? How far is the Department willing to go to maintain order? And, when the time comes, who will Rose choose to protect?"