Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Childrens League call Ruby Leader, but she knows what she really is...
: a monster. When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Childrens League behind.
Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America's children and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts has survived every attempt to destroy it.
But the truth is saved in only one place: a flash drive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future and who now wouldn't recognize her.