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Kai arrives at juvenile detention thinking it will be easy. He has escaped consequences his whole life.
Then he learns the truth:
Nobody escapes Blackridge Juvenile Centre.
The cameras never stop.
The guards know every trick.
The inmates have their own rules.
Kai realises the only way out is to build a team.
The problem?
The people he needs are the exact people he can't control.
Main character:
Kai Mercer (14)
A boy with a reputation for causing chaos - stealing, fighting, lying, and manipulating people to get what he wants. He's charming when he needs to be, but underneath he's cold and calculating. He doesn't care about making friends... until he realises that alone, he has no chance of escaping.
He sees the other inmates as "pieces on a chessboard" - but the longer he spends with them, the harder it becomes to know if he's actually starting to care.
The Juvie Crew:
1. Mason "Mace" Carter (15) - The Fighter
* Huge anger problems
* Explosive temper
* Gets into fights over the smallest things
* Feared by most of the inmates
* Has a softer side he hides because he thinks caring makes him weak
* Kai knows Mace's strength will be useful... but controlling him could be dangerous
2. Eli Rivers (14) - The Wild Card
* Has multiple personalities
* Each personality reacts differently under pressure
* One is calm and logical
* One is reckless and fearless
* One is paranoid and suspicious
* Nobody knows which version of Eli they'll get
* Kai struggles because he can't predict him
3. Noah Vale (15) - The Genius
* The smartest kid in the facility
* Can memorise blueprints, security patterns and routines
* Doesn't have the physical strength to fight, but his mind is his weapon
* He sees through Kai's manipulation immediately