"Something is special about you. I don't know what they know, but you need to prepare. Okay? Can you do that for me?"

David's words stayed with Alyssa, though she doesn't remember hearing them, and has forgotten her brush with Death, the in-between, and almost all of her memories of the time that she spent with David. After a year of training, mourning the boy she loved and lost, Alyssa thinks she's ready for anything. She's fast, strong, and fearless.

But when strange things begin to happen, Aly thinks she's lost her mind. How is she supposed to fight against what she can't see? Nothing is as it seems, and she soon realizes everybody has a hidden agenda. The only question is: are they friend or foe? Who's the faceless boy in her dreams, and why can't she remember him when she wakes?

With new friends and danger lurking in the shadows, Aly doesn't know who to trust. As her birthday draws near, she needs protection, but feels alone . . . Or is she?

When you can' trust yourself, who can you turn to?