Five years ago, a group of children who called themselves the Children of Light went missing. They took with them a legacy. Now, when Thomas stumbles across their former hideout, he will have to make a choice. Turn his back and continue living his comfortable familiar life, or choose the hard path and take up […]
She thought she had left her past behind, became a new person, so why does it still feel like no one knows her, like her past won’t let go? She isn’t that mousy girl anymore, that girl died with her family. Yet after facing death twice, Emma finds that the part of her that died might not be as gone as she would like.
Growing up in the Academy, Quin Smith has always felt a little… closed in. Sure, a life filled with love, friends, and God seems perfect, but she’s always felt like there’s more out there, like she’s closed off from the world. Meanwhile, Thomas is trying to figure out what happened to the Children of Light. As clues start to come together, he’ll have to make a decision that will change the rest of his life.
Thomas surveyed the boat from the safety of the trees. There was a clearing at least twenty feet long between him and it, with nothing but darkness to keep him hidden. A pang of guilt went through him, though he pushed it down. It wasn’t like he was doing anything wrong. It wasn’t fair that […]
Thomas Wolfe has always been an outcast, and he prefers it that way. The less people who he becomes friends with, the less people he can lose. But when he stumbles across a five-year-old legacy buried deep in the walls of the academy, he will have to decide what he’s willing to risk in order to help others.
Peter, or Jack as everyone calls him, wants to be more than the “new kid.” He’s come here to be a legend, and if that means becoming sworn enemies with Thomas, that’s what he’s got to do. But when he’s invited to join Thomas’ crusade, he will have to make a choice. Is he willing to sacrifice his own ego for the lives of hundreds of others?
Quin has always been the good kid. Heck, her dad is a pastor, and her mom is the head of the academy. Growing up in a perfect family, she couldn’t ask for a better life. But there’s something inside her that can’t be quieted. A flame that burns brighter every day. She wants to help others, but her parents refuse to let her go out into the world. Is she willing to risk losing her perfect life to go out and help others?
Ever since he was sent away from his abusive mom, Nicolua has focused his energy into helping others. Since the day he arrived at the academy, his mission has been to go into the city and spread light in any way he could. But when Thomas Wolfe asks him to join the team, the Thomas Wolfe, he will have to figure out what his true goal is. Is he really trying to help others, or is he just running away from his past?
At her old school, Lucy was the shy one. The teacher’s pet. But after being placed in WITSEC, she had to assume a new identity, both to protect her physically and emotionally. She had to become Emma. But when the infamous Thomas Wolfe asks her to join his crusade, she will have to choose between losing everything again or helping others.
Jack, Thomas, Quin, Nico, and Emma. Each with thier own stories. Each carrying thier own burdens. Each has one goal, to save the city, but at what cost? Is spreading the light worth giving up everything? By day, they’re a group of students studying at Crystal Academy. But by night, they are the Children of Light.