The Shades

The Shades were women whose wings were any other color but grey. In the past, they were envied and worshipped by the Plains - the grey wings - until a mysterious disease soon named Vellere killed thousands of Plains, while many Shades survived. Shades began to clip their wings to hide their identities. In time, coupled with the medicinal attempts to save the suffering wingless, a group known as humans formed. As humans began to envy and worship the greys who changed their names to Graces, the Shades became targets for death should they ever be found.

In this type of world, a year and half has passed since seventeen year old Castra Rey has been free of the disease called Denuda - a sickness which could often times lead to the vicious Vellere - that kept her imprisoned inside her home. But now, an organization called C.H.I.P.S. has come before her, telling her that she will have to help them in their endeavors to overthrow the power the Graces hold over the humans. If she doesn't comply, they have made it clear that will throw her into the lime light with her back exposed, so everyone can see the blue tips of the stunted wings her disease allowed her to hide. Through the eyes of C.H.I.P.S., Castra will learn there are other secrets for more dangerous than being a Shade and each layer revealed will not just unravel Castra’s heart, but will unravel everyone.