Charlie hides her true identity, but her very presence places everyone around her in danger. With no other choice but to remain where she is, she stays with a community that might not be as benevolent as it appears. In this new and dangerous version of the world, where a friend might be an enemy and an enemy might be a friend, seventeen-year-old Charlie protects her baby sister and herself from grotesque monsters outside the community as well as human ones inside. Will the truth she discovers about her protectors save her or ultimately doom her to a fate worse than death?

Charlie's secret puts them all in danger The treacherous journey has ended and Charlie is finally safe behind the walls of The Mercy Research Hospital. Yet, even as she feels the relief of safety, something's not right inside this secure world. More is revealed about the research conducted in The Dead Forest, and the role she plays flips her world on its head and makes her question everything she knows as truth. And even as Charlie allows herself to relax, she meets Dr. Drake, the medical researcher who insists she's creating a better world. Of course, once you've fought off Draghoul and all...