Nora was just a normal seventeen-year-old in Burbank, California-until the night the power went out and America collapsed. A national blackout. A financial crisis that unraveled everything in hours. Survival turned into every man for himself. When Nora crosses paths with a Marine assigned to capture citizens for the government's roundup, she braces for the worst. But instead of turning her in, he lets her go. For a while, she believes she's safe. Until the day she's caught. Thrown into the roundup with the rest of the captured, Nora faces an ultimatum that will decide everything, In a world run by silence, obedience, and AI... one wrong move means vanishing forever. 📌 Updates weekly! 💬 Drop your comments & suggestions-I love hearing your thoughts! 🔁 Follow for follow. Read for read.