My name is Allannah Harte. I live in the city, away from the infected. 2 years ago there was an outbreak of the Ember virus, and it was the scariest and craziest thing I have ever seen. Your eyes turn orange and you eventually go insane. But thankfully, the virus doesn't really hit, until you turn 18. When a child or adolescent is infected, it's not a big deal, other than the orange eyes, and being a little bit more irritable than the average person. When 17 year old Allannah ventures out of the city, what will happen when she meets Cole? An infected adolescent with only a few months to his 18th birthday? Is anyone really safe?