Margarita is trying to start over—after her prison sentence and a past that’s already not going anywhere. Ilyana, too smart for her twelve years, lives where she definitely doesn’t belong. Mirra is a juvenile inspector who’s supposed to protect children.
But what if the rules don’t work? In a society where adults are busy surviving, and the system is run on reports, there’s only one way left: pull together. Only saving others can be dangerous—especially when you yourself are barely holding on.