Kira Winters remembers fragments of the night that changed everything, a van in the darkness, a forest shrouded in fog, screaming that still echoes in her nightmares, and a boy being dragged away into the shadows. She was only three years old when the Falcons kidnapped her, but the Network saved her and gave her a home, a family, and a purpose that's defined her life ever since. Now thirteen, Kira is one of the Network's most promising young operatives, sharp, skilled, and fiercely loyal to the organization that gave her everything. The Network and the Falcons have been locked in a brutal war for decades, a battle between light and darkness, good and pure evil. The Network stands for justice and protection. The Falcons are ruthless and driven by a darkness that seeks only to destroy and corrupt. Kira has never fought alone. Her team has become her family, Finn, Nadia, Asher, Ethan, Iris, and Zara, who shares a connection with her that runs deeper than either of them expected. But when a mission goes catastrophically wrong and she comes face-to-face with a Falcon operative who looks disturbingly familiar, the fragments she's buried start piecing themselves together. Memories become sharper, revealing details she never understood. Missions are becoming more dangerous. The bonds between her team are being strained by pressures she doesn't fully understand. The Falcons are more dangerous than she ever realized, and the war is about to become deeply personal. Because in a cosmic battle between light and shadow that's been raging for generations, the stakes are higher than she ever imagined, and the cost of losing could be her soul and everything she holds dear. A battle for every soul, every heart, and everything worth fighting for.

Lainey McCarty has always wanted to gallop across the prairie, ride broncs, cut cattle with her dad and brothers, compete in rodeos, and be a cowgirl. But with all her luck, she is born in the middle of the city. Jackie and Wyatt (The parents), were raised on farms. But not long after they got married, Wyatt got a well paid job. And that job, made them all move to the city. When some things go wrong, Wyatt resigns from his job. The kids were young, so they could learn everything they needed to. They all move to the country, over 50km away from the nearest town. In this book, you will read about Lainey, pursuing her dreams. Finding a cowgirl best friend, and winning at rodeos.