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In a world ruled by the mysterious Flame, survival is earned through blood, sacrifice, and obedience. Every three years, people from every realm are summoned to the Haven where they must survive the Pit and hope the Flame chooses them worthy. Most people never make it home.
Ember Harlow has spent her whole life fighting the pressure burning inside her, something she can't explain and definitely can't control. Raised in the Hallstead orphanage alongside her best friend Kyler and the smartest girl she knows, Harley, Ember has never been good at following rules or accepting the way things are supposed to be. While everyone else blindly trusts the Flame, Ember can't stop questioning it.
But questioning the Flame is dangerous.
The moment Ember arrives at the Haven, things start going wrong. The Pit pushes her farther than anyone expected, the anger inside her grows stronger, and something buried deep within her begins to wake up. After surviving the trials in a way no one can explain, Ember realizes she's changing. Her body feels different, power pulses beneath her skin, and the Flame seems to recognize her in ways it never has before.
Then there's Roman Valen, a powerful Covenant cadet with dangerous eyes, sharp words, and secrets of his own. He sees something in Ember before anyone else does and warns her to hide what she's becoming before the elders find out.
Because in the Haven, power doesn't make you safe.
It makes you useful.
And Ember is starting to realize she may not have been brought to the Haven to be chosen at all.
She may have been brought there to become a weapon.