In the sterile, emotionless regime of Humeria, former Technologist, Corvus, and a quiet-hearted woman named Wren are unexpectedly approved to become Nurturers to an infant boy designated XS-27. They name him Noen, their “Little Star,” and build a fragile, secret life filled with forbidden love, laughter, and hope.
But Tylaria’s perfect order demands obedience. When Noen defends another child during testing, he is immediately discarded, and Corvus and Wren are reclassified as Ghosts—stripped of...