They kidnapped her. Trained her. And now they're hunting her. After narrowly escaping the clutches of Talionis, Bria Averton and her friends thought they were finally free. But the dangers they face are far from over.Hunted by Commander Ark and his forces, Bria and her companions must navigate treacherous terrain and evade capture at every turn, desperate to reach possible allies in Eryndale. As they struggle to survive on the run, they soon realize that their former captors will stop at nothing to apprehend them and bring them back to the city.With their lives constantly on the line, Bria fights to keep her friends safe while battling her own fears and doubts about who to trust in their fight for survival. The danger is palpable, and the stakes are higher than ever.One reality becomes clear: there's a greater peril than being a recruit of Talionis. It's being a fugitive.

"Forget where you came from. Forget the life you knew. You are now recruits of Talionis!"A teen with a dark past. A secret military force that kidnaps new soldiers. Can she survive as a Recruit of Talionis?America has fallen.Seventeen-year-old Bria Averton grew up in a small town of survivors near the ruins of Portland, Maine. It's all she's ever known — until she's kidnapped along with hundreds of other teens and brought to the city of Talionis. A city no one knew existed.The soldiers tell them the intense trainings are for the good of the survivors, and Bria resists being forced into a new life as a recruited soldier. But she soon finds the dangers in the city are greater than she imagined.Escape is impossible, and Bria fears drowning in the evil of the city... and the guilt from her own past. But can she find hope, even here?