She thought she was prepared for anything. Recruited into the Umbra Initiative — a secret academy that turns teenagers into elite assassins — she quickly learns she’s not just fighting to survive. She’s fighting for herself. From day one, Noah Blackwood is her rival: arrogant, lethal, and impossible to read. They clash in every combat drill, mission, and trial — their hatred a constant spark. But when a mission goes catastrophically wrong, they’re forced to rely on each other… and lines be