Siamo nel 2015, Berlino. Alexandra è una giovane ragazza di quattordici anni, vittima dell'eroina. Si era isolata da tutto e tutti, tranne da Detlef, il suo ragazzo, per il quale prova un amore profondo tanto quanto la sua dipendenza per l'ero. Era lui a procurarle il suo veleno. Quando lei, in una sera autunnale, decise di porre fine alla sua vita portò via con sé parte di quella del suo compagno. Era rimasto solo al mondo. Ma nel giorno del funerale della sua piccola Alex, incontrerà la persona che gli cambiò la vita.

"Truth makes us transparent..." In sixteen-year old Sage Stronghold's world, civilization has been divided into five factions; abnegation, amity, candor, dauntless, and erudite. With each faction devoted to the development of specific virtues such as; selflessness, peace, honesty, bravery, and intelligence. At the age of sixteen, the communities' youths must choose the faction to which they will dedicate the entirety of their lives. The cause of it all? Simple, an attempt to form the ideal world. After receiving life threatening results on his Aptitude Test, Sage Stronghold discovers that the world he once saw as black and white, has more areas of grey than he ever realized. On his Choosing Day, Sage is then faced with the life altering decision of whether to stay with his family and the life he knows, or try and create a new existence in a different faction. He makes a choice. But is it the right one? Sage has a secret, dark and threatening to destroy him; one that he must fight to bury and conceal from everyone, because if anyone finds out, it would mean certain death. His candor-roots scream for the truth to be heard, while his sensibilities tell him to keep quiet. The truth sets you free. Or so they say...© Completed. Prequel: Set before Divergent/ Insurgent/ Allegiant events. "Featured in the official Wattpad @Fanfic Divergent reading list"