![]() ![]() Will Callie help Helena or go to Prime Destinations and tell them about the defective chip? Now, she wants to find out what happened to Emma and expose a sinister plan that Prime Destinations has for it youthful rentees. Helena's 16 year old granddaughter Emma has gone missing and Helena believes that Prime Destinations is the reason why. Turns out, Helena, the Ender renting Callie, wants more from her body than just partying like a 16 year old. ![]() ![]() She shouldn't wake up for a month while her body is being used, but one night she suddenly finds herself at a nightclub where rich teens and Enders in teen rentals go to party.Īpparently, something is wrong with her chip. Her body is cleaned up and manicured to look perfect and then she is put into an induced coma. So Callie has the neurochip needed for the rental implanted in her head. ![]()
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A BookRiot Must-Read South Asian Book of 2022 ![]() ![]() Now he has three weeks to either convince Bride that the supernatural is real or he will spend the rest of his life neutered-something no self-respecting wolf can accept…īut how does a wolf convince a human to trust him with her life when his enemies are out to end his? In the world of the Were-Hunters, it really is dog-eat-dog. Wanted dead by his enemies, Vane isn't looking for a mate. Most women lament that their boyfriends are dogs. She just never expected her knight in shining armor to have a shiny coat of fur…ĭeadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn't what he seems. 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