In a society governed by the markings of your skin, Adrian is one of the rarities - one of the Defectives. On his own since a child, homeless and lost, the world is against him. The day he presents his Orientation should be one to celebrate. The day he presents should be the one where he finally finds his place in the world. But for Adrian... that's the farthest from the truth. His life gets turned upside down as he struggles to come to terms with the changes, learning to trust those around him despite his every instinct not to.

Amber Garrett, the newest BLINK agent, is forced to prove herself when her first mission involves an alien threat that could destroy all of humanity. ***** Amber Garrett can blink teleporting herself to anywhere she wants to go which means she's a natural recruit for the galaxy-spanning BLINK organisation. Fresh out of training she's sent to a colony on the edge of space where contact has been lost. The colony's silence however isn't due to an equipment malfunction and Amber quickly discovers she's the last hope the BLINK organisation has to stop a threat to the entire galaxy. It may be her first mission but she'll have to use every ounce of her talent not just to stay alive but to prevent the destruction of all of humanity. [NB. THIS IS A WATTPAD ORIGINALS STORY] [[word count: 70 000-80 000 words]]