ALEXA Mayfair is about to be just another high-school graduate when a tornado strikes her hometown of Fortraven, almost killing her. During the course of the following months she learns of a darker side to reality, a dangerous secret that once uncovered can never be reburied. Along the way she falls in love with ELI, taking her down a road of torment and self-sacrifice that pushes her to the very limits of her sanity...