A Shadow or A Soldier

A Shadow or a Soldier
Dylan Renfrow thought he understood loss-until the night everything changed.

Thirteen years after a government decree reshaped childhood forever, Dylan is forced into a life he never asked for. Hunted, alone, and carrying the last gifts his parents ever gave him, he discovers a hidden world of outcasts like him-children who slipped through the cracks of a system built to control them.

Guided by Hale, a quiet, battle-scarred survivor with ties to Dylan's past, he begins a journey that will push him to the edge of every fear he has ever known. Alongside Rowan, a fierce fighter with an unbreakable loyalty, and Suri, whose heart becomes the soul of their emerging brotherhood, Dylan must transform from a frightened boy into the leader he was never meant to be.

As their small team grows into a ghostlike force moving in the shadows, they uncover the truth about their world-and the terrible cost of fighting for freedom. Blood will be spilled. Bonds will be forged. Childhood will be shattered.

But in the ruins of what was taken from them, Dylan must decide one thing:

Will he remain a shadow in hiding...or rise as the soldier his world needs?

A gripping coming-of-age survival epic about courage, found family, and the fire it takes to stand against a broken world.