In a world where monsters come out every night to hunt and kill humans, a young woman must find her kidnapped sister before sunrise...or else there will be a terrible price to pay.
Stay safe. Stay inside. Stay alive.
Eighteen-year-old Zella Reina's world is not safe. In this alternative North America, the Reformed Republic is governed by the Coven of the Risen; a group deadly and ferocious monsters that must kill a human being once a month to maintain their health, or face a painful and slow death. To avoid major worldwide conflict, the Risen have allowed humans to live in peace during the daytime, but when Shutdown arrives along with the night, all hell is set loose. Scourges are released into every city, hunting desperately for their next meal; and by any violent means necessary.
Anyone caught outside will be killed if he or she cannot hide for the twelve hours before Lift.
Zella works for the Pledge, an organization hoping to cease the corrupt reign of the Risen. She's been able to hide under their radar as the Pledge's best runner for years, delivering packages to sponsors of their cause...until now. When Zella returns from a short mission just minutes before Shutdown, she finds her fifteen-year-old sister, Mila, gone. Nothing but a mysterious message is left in her absence, signed by none other than the Risen.
Desperate to find her sister before Lift, Zella must venture out into the deadly night, following the clues left for her by the Risen while striving to survive against the countless foes that block her way. But nothing is as it seems. And time is running out for both of them.
My dear Zella, I’m not finished with you quite just yet.
Alright, well, this maaaay be a little biased ;) Haha, but seriously, thank you so much for reading! Stay tuned for what comes next, I'm working hard on it! :)