Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.

"Belos gave me a choice. He told me to get rid of Luz, one way or another. And I did. Now everyone's back in the realm they belong in, nobody got hurt and Luz is forever out of danger. It's best for everyone involved that way." "Keep telling yourself that, Lily." Eda glared daggers at her sister. "Oh, and solid job on locking your own protégée out of the Boiling Isles, by the way." "What are you talking about?" "Amity went through the door after Luz," Emira chimed in. Her voice was scarily monotone. "Now she's trapped on the other side of the portal you just destroyed." - Summer has come to an end, and it's time for Luz to return home to Camila. Amity only finds the courage to tell her friend how she feels about her when the door closes behind Luz, and makes the rash decision to follow her. Then something goes wrong, stranding Amity with Luz, far away from everything she's ever known. Meanwhile, life soldiers on in the Boiling Isles, but unbeknownst to Amity, her disappearance will radically alter the lives of those close to her. Eda, Edric, Emira, Willow and Gus resolve to do everything in their power to bring her back, but not without facing challenges of their own. - Canon divergent as of AOAW! Was originally posted by me on Ao3 and is now being cross-posted here! There is a lot more to this story than Lumity, although I do not blame anyone for reading the story for the Lumity parts XD That being said: have fun! Cover is a commission by @rocktell on Instagram! Beta read by tiredandjaded from chapter ten onwards!

This story follows the events after Kings Tide when Luz and her friends arrive at Luz moms doorstep. Will they find there way back to Eda and King? Will they be strong enough to defeat the Collector, and will new romances blossom? Read to find out!