I'm drowning inside my head, maybe I should learn to swim

We're all addicted to something that takes the pain away...

Ashley became an interrogator to support her family and protect her city from the anarchic Renegades. When Daniel enters her interrogation room, she can't decide whose mind is more corrupted: his or hers. ※ ※ ※ ※ ※ In the year 2130, water is both life and death. Ingesting water contaminated with Renegadea Protozoa can turn a person into a Renegade, or a destructive, anarchic criminal. It's 17-year-old Ashley Cummins's responsibility as a junior interrogator to filter out the petty thieves from the true Renegades. However, interrogating the cocky, defiant, and handsome Daniel Fadhill interferes with her duties. Swept up in Daniel's riptide, Ashley must decide for herself where her loyalties lie. After all, it only takes one contaminated sip to become a Renegade.

On my first day of high school, they tested our abilities-they wanted to see who would outlast the others, and who would be outlasted. For hours and hours, we gave it all we had. When they came back into the room to give us our scores, we were put into two groups: the ones to be trained as infiltrative spies, and the others to be trained as assassins. I was picked to be an assassin, and later, when the members of my group turned to face the man who would mentor us, I watched as a slow, wicked smirk spread across his face. He looked at us, and he said, "Game on." This man was Shawn Masterson, and this man was a murderer.

"Her heart has more scars, then a seasoned knight in armor. A heroic rescue is exactly what she needs. Her face is downcast and her eyes never reflect light, Her heart is broken but she thinks that it's alright. And everyday becomes a battle, for survival. So goes the life of one who's never been whole." -Gianna Stutzman's words Cecilia King lost her parents in a car accident, that she profusely blames herself for. Her whole life crumbled apart as she watched her mother take her last breath. Her bubbly and joyful personality changes to a dark and quiet one. She has no choice but to keep on with her education, where life pulls her to her limits. She won't talk about her past, but keeps it inside. And that's when she meets him. But he is to learn, Cecilia isn't the normal type of girl. She's broken, and isn't about to let anyone fix her.