matthew was only seventeen years old but has been working for the government since he was a child. he was part of a top-secret project that utilized the most unsuspecting people as their top agents. who would trust a twelve-year-old with saving the world? he was born as Michael Johnathon Whittaker, whose parents died in a car crash when he was two. he was then given to the government as a foster child and bounced from home to home for a majority of the younger years of his life. at 6 he was taken in by a family who trained him to fight and survive in a world where life or death were the only options. at 9 Matthew was taken in by the government and trained to become a spy. they changed his identity and erased everything from his former life. he became a ghost, a vague memory for those who once knew him. matthew took the training and graduated at the top of his class in every category. a master at hand to hand combat, weapons training, psychology, torture, and military strategy. but his biggest challenge awaited him in the form of every teenager's worst nightmare. as a part of his cover for his newest mission, he had to enroll in high school.

Matthew grows up with the odd family that he was adopted by with little explanation of where he really came from. But he soon uncovers that his past will put him in great danger.