Evangeline is overwhelmed. Not only is Noah gone, but now Evangeline is trapped in an Association run medical research facility with no allies, no agency, and no way to get out. As her powers grow, Evangeline musters all her strength to keep it together, all while feeling the call to get out, get to Noah, and get answers. Days run together, weeks and months pass, and Evangeline doesn't feel any closer to figuring out how to control her Elevation---or who she can even trust to help.When news arrives that her abuela has passed away, Evangeline seizes the opportunity to go home to Chicago to say her final farewells and reconnect with the Elevated side of her family and the secrets they hold. For the first time since meeting Noah, Evangeline feels hope that she may finally find answers. Until her escape plan becomes a kidnapping.Aleksander Navratil, the only remaining heir of a once powerful Elevated family, adds several new pieces to the puzzle. He seems determined to win Evangeline over and help her on her mission to save Noah and bring together other Elevated in the fight against The Association. But something isn't right.What could he possibly want with Evangeline? Does he want to use her and her Empath powers, just like The Association? Or does he hold the key to showing Evangeline how to control her powers, finding Noah, and getting her life back?