The Cades

Eliana Cade has spent years learning to disappear - into shadows, onto rooftops, through windows before the next bottle shatters. Her parents' rage has a target now, and it's her.

Her brother Johnny escaped. She didn't.

But Johnny Cade has a plan. A promise. A countdown.
One year and two days until he turns eighteen.
One year and two days until he can take her away for good.

Until then, Eliana survives on borrowed safety - the Curtis house, Dally Winston's early morning rescues, Ponyboy's quiet understanding, Soda's warmth, Darry's steady protection. But the danger at home is growing teeth, and the past Johnny escaped is clawing its way back toward them both.

As the clock winds down, Eliana must face a truth she's never dared to believe: sometimes family isn't the people you're born to - it's the ones who show up at your window before dawn.