Chapter one

For a year now, Elias has lived in the shadows-hiding in cities, ducking behind fake names, and running from the people who turned his childhood into a nightmare. He was only ten when his life was stolen during a family trip to Japan. What was meant to be a birthday celebration turned into a nightmare of betrayal, abduction but Torn between the trauma of his past and the desperate hope of finding his mother again, Elias struggles to hold onto what little humanity he has left. But when the darkness he escaped begins to catch up-and an old name resurfaces-Elias is faced with a terrible choice: keep running, or finally fight back.