In this realm there are three breeds: The Products, the defects, and the Archangels. Products rule the country, defects build the country and Archangels take power from the other beings. Valencia is just trying to get by in her world. She wants nothing more than to build her life up from the ashes and move on. But when an old friend, Chord, reappears, it gets tricky. Memories of her past come back and her bitterness towards him reignites. But a true mystery: Why did he come back?

People have decided that death is normal, that it's easy. So long as you know to accept it, that is. And I haven't. Because it is all happening so horridly. And I can't STOP being killed anymore, it won't stop... And it was all because of Malaki. He couldn't truly decide why I wasn't just being sent Up or Down, and so he was keeping me suspended in this vile, evil, never ending death. Trigger warning: This is graphic at times and contains various forms of violence and suicide.

Bastard. I couldn't wrap my head around anything but that word. Until he strode over to me and pressed his lips to mine. I immediately pressed back. A sort of arguing by our standards, I suppose. The kiss deepened, little heed being paid to the surrounding guests, and I lifted to my toes to meet him. When we pulled apart simultaneously. "You-" "Son of a bitch." I finished for him.

Anna has always been color blind but when a new boy named Joe comes to her school things change...