Before April 12th, Ava Garcia knew exactly who she was: daughter, girlfriend, best friend, high school junior.

Then her boyfriend died. Her best friend died. And Ava found out she could run at two hundred miles an hour — a secret that's made her both more and less alone than she's ever been.

When a tanker truck explodes on the highway outside Sunvail, Arizona, Ava is first on scene — and first to realize it's no accident. Someone is hunting people with powers. There's a list. There's money behind it. And there's no sign it's finished growing.

With her allies scattered and her trust running thin, Ava is going to have to figure out who's really on her side before the list runs out of names — and hers is still on it.

Because when the whole world feels like it's closing in, there are only two ways this goes: run and hide forever — or stop being the girl the world is against, and become the girl who's against the world.

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August 2, 2026
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