Two unlikely friends—one reckless and playful, the other cold and calculated—have their lives turn upside down when they decide to save a mysterious girl from a slaver… and instantly become targets of a deadly syndicate. They later discover She’s no ordinary girl. She’s a secret wrapped in danger. A magnet for chaos. Now hunted and knee-deep in a conflict they never asked for, the two must risk everything to protect her. But how long can they survive before the shadows catch up? Book One of the Sentience Series — The storm starts here