For as long as she can remember, Kyra's always been shunned for what she is-an orphan-not truly belonging to any one of the five Houses. One day, she's whisked away to the Institute, and she finally has a place to belong with two other initiates. But not all is what it appears to be. Buried secrets, forgotten memories, all lost to time. Kyra finds herself drowning in the possibilities of what's to come-and the dark secret surrounding every inch of the Institute. Can she find them? Can she dig up all that she needs to know before her time runs out? It's not just her that needs to know. The whole of Kalinai is unknowingly relying on her to find out.