This prequel novella to CASTLE finds Shane as a Level Two recruit, anxiously waiting to find out if she will be advanced to Level Three. After learning that the Castle has been altering the recruits' memories, including Shane's memories of Lucas, Shane decides she must leave the Castle.
Escaping means leaving Lucas and her friends behind, but it's the only way Shane will be able to keep her memories of them. Is she willing to sacrifice her uncertain future for memories of her past?