prologue

"Oh, smile, the worst is yet to come
We'll be lucky if we ever see the sun
Got nowhere to go, we could be here for a while
But the future is forgiven, so smile"

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When Vienna Santos finally arrives on earth, she's convinced it's the new beginning she was waiting for though she'll soon figure out it's not the paradise it seems to be. Resembling more hell than anything.

The grounders, their spears, the acid fogs and the all the other problems that come with earth ? She can handle. But the annoying guard that snuck on the drop ship with them to protect his sister ? She's not sure she can. Especially when his smile keeps giving her butterflies for some reason.