THE HEARTS WE NEVER OWNED

Every person in the world is born with a crystal hidden inside their chest called a Heartlight.

The crystal glows with the emotions of its owner.

Love makes it shine brighter.

Fear makes it darken.

And when someone dies, their Heartlight turns into dust.

At least, that's what everyone believes.

Seventeen-year-old Amara Vale discovers a secret that changes everything.

Some Heartlights don't disappear.

They are stolen.

Hidden.

Collected.

And hers is next.

But when a mysterious boy named Kai saves her life during an attack, Amara discovers something impossible.

Kai doesn't have a Heartlight at all.

He should be dead.

Yet somehow he's alive.

As Amara falls for him, she uncovers a terrifying truth:

Kai is connected to a hidden city beneath the ocean where stolen Heartlights are kept.

And the ruler of that city has been searching for Amara since the day she was born.

Because her Heartlight isn't a normal one.

It belongs to someone else.