1. A prickly empath can’t be a hero.

Trapped in a compound run by a mysterious new major, Bastian Lucas only cares about one thing: finding out what happened to the man he loves. But he can’t escape the fact that his fellow assets need him to be the hero he definitely isn’t.

2. A beaten officer can’t get back up.

Forced to use his power against the assets he tried to protect, Henry Mortimer has lost the will to fight–along with any hope of seeing Bastian again. But the compound leaders who betrayed him have set bigger plans in motion, and Henry might be the only one who can turn the tide.

3. A ragtag team of assets can’t change the world.

When Bastian launches a desperate plan to rescue Henry, it brings the simmering tensions between assets and compounds to a boil. And as he and Henry gain new allies and lose old friends, they’ll have to decide if they’re willing to risk everything to bring down the Compound Network for good.

Just because you know where to go, doesn’t mean they won’t find you . . .

Chloe Pembroke can’t get lost.

Ever since last summer, the glowing paths that only she can see have refused to lead her astray. Being a normal high school freshman isn’t in the cards, apparently–no matter how much Chloe might want to avoid standing out.

Then a researcher named Dr. Oliver Adair shows up on her doorstep and invites her to the compound, a facility that trains people with gifts like Chloe’s. Joining the compound’s asset program might just be her best chance of figuring out what’s happening to her.

But the compound isn’t what it seems, and when Chloe’s only friend in the program disappears, she’ll have to break the rules and use her power to uncover the truth . . . before she finds out what it really means to lose your way.

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