Rodrigo Corral

Tally Youngblood once believed the terrifying enforcers of her society were nothing more than a myth, but now she has become one of them. Transformed into a Special, she is a heavily modified, super amped fighting machine designed to keep the Uglies completely suppressed and the Pretties perfectly oblivious. Her mind has been rewired with surgical precision to prioritize loyalty, strength, and ruthless focus. Yet, despite her terrifying new abilities and icy emotional control, faint memories of her past life and the people she once loved continue to linger just beneath the surface. When she is ordered to permanently eliminate the rebels of the New Smoke, Tally faces the ultimate internal battle. She must decide whether to carry out the deadly mission she was programmed to complete or listen to the quiet, rebellious heartbeat that refuses to be silenced.