The Innocent (Book 1)

It's year 3025, the sun has scorched our land. War rages through the world for resources to survive. A plague rises, killing half of humankind. They call it the Inferno Virus. It affects the heart, lungs, and the brain. Once you get it, you will suffer a slow painful death. In an effort of survival, the surviving humans decide to form a city that has walls surrounding it so the virus can't get in. They divided themselves into 30 cities. But soon the argument rose on who would be their leader. They decided to hold games to see who would be the leader that year.

Natalia Beaufort has a secret. For years she has been hidden and sealed from the outside world. She is trained to feel no pain and be an assassin But when she is forced to participate in the Games, she gets a glimpse of what it means to love and have a family.