Monse Hargreeves, known as Number Eight of the Sparrow Academy, has spent her entire life trying to survive beneath the shadow of greatness. Quiet, observant, and powerful in ways even her siblings underestimate, she has always felt like she was meant for something more than the cold, competitive world Reginald Hargreeves built around her. She loves her siblings fiercely—especially Ben and Sloane—but years of training have taught her to hide her softer side behind a calm, unreadable mask.