The Boy Who Shouldn't Exist

Adopted by the powerful Corbett family, gifted orphan Alaric hides a secret System that enhances his learning and lets him alter his presence. As the Nine Houses fracture, he protects his friend Julian and goes undercover at Moab Sanatorium, where the Warren family tortures prisoners while pursuing the Kane bloodline’s secret to longevity. Forced to collect data on captive Kael Kane, Alaric turns the conspirators against one another, builds an escape plan, and challenges the System’s Bureau before it can take control of him.

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