Violet and her sister Azalea have been on the run for most of their life, followed by dark and mysterious forces that killed their parents and forced them to move from place to place, always looking over their shoulder. Sofia Delaney just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Or, from her point of view, at the wrong place at the wrong time. But... there is something unusual about their new town and their inhabitants. Something that could either turn out helpful, or... destroy them.
- "I would like to say we usually didn't use these kinds of methods, but honestly, that would be a lie. It was the 21st century, and two children on their own couldn't hide for very long. In the past, someone would have called CPS on us in a blink of an eye. Now... well, we were almost 18, which meant we wouldn't attract much attention even if we were to stop hijacking other people's families. We could get our own place, perhaps even a job, but when I'd mentioned that to Azalea, her response was; 'I want to finish high school.' So, here we were, with another grownup who we'd met about a week ago and who thought we were her relatives. How fun." -
Sofia is a 17 years old high school student under the guardianship of her step-father.
Several weeks after her mother's death Sofia discovers the horrible truth. It wasn't an accident, it was a murder. And she's living under the same roof with her mother's killer.
Without any backup plan or money, Sofia escapes to Italy and slowly starts to unveil the mystery of her mother's past. She hopes she can find her biological family before Paul finds her. But will she succeed?
Content warning: suicide attempt, self-harm.