Seems there is more to Allira than meets the eye and now she must make a deal with the devil to survive the prison she and Shilah have been locked away in. Little did Allira know, the boy she rescued would do more than steal her heart, he would steal both her freedom and that of Shilah. The truth is, Shilah possesses a special gift, one that could be a blessing to the world, but instead, he must be hidden in fear. Her brother is a Defective according to the Institute, a threat to humanity that must be put away. Be normal, very normal, because even an act of selfless bravery can expose you to THE INSTITUTE and it will be the end of your life as you know it.Īllira Daniels knows how to stay under the radar of The Institute. Do they stay, or do they flee again? Will they be coming for her? Will her whole family come under investigation? Will they discover Shilah and his ability to predict the future?Īre you Defective? The Institute is coming for you. She’s not Defective, but what seventeen-year-old girl has the ability to pull two teenage boys away from a fiery rubble and walk away without a scratch? It would definitely be seen as suspicious.Īllira and her family need to make decisions.

By doing so, she may have just caught the eye of the Institute. When Allira stumbles across a car crash involving two of her school classmates, she ignores all of her father’s warnings of laying low and not drawing attention to herself. Protecting Shilah from that fate is their number one priority. To Allira and the rest of her family, the Institute seems more like a prison than the safe-haven they promote themselves to be. Defectives are dangerous, they possess abilities that no human should be able to.

They claim to protect Defectives, but it’s human nature to fear the unknown. The source of your fear? The Institute.Īllira Daniels will do anything to keep her Defective brother safe from the Institute.

The Institute by Kayla Howarth