Seven years ago, the deadly disease Markling ripped through the land. Kella survived, but with a rare power that outcasts her. Considered a danger, Kella and her sister are forced unto the streets. Kella's life degrades even more when her little sister is murdered in cold blood. Desperate and thristy for revenge, Kella takes up an offer to join the Marked Rebellion, a safe place for her set on creating a world she would want her sister to live in. But the Marked Rebellion is also the best path to revenge. After three months of training, Kella is stronger than ever. But she has also attracted the unwanted attention of the Rebellion's mysterious leader. Cast into a world of lies, deception, and betrayal, Kella soon finds that not everything is as it seems-not even herself.