Nova's POV
I woke up to a rough, bumping motion.
Looking up, I saw the beautiful green and purple lights of the Aurora dancing in the sky. I tried to sit up, but heavy iron chains rattled on my hands and legs.
Someone nudged my shoulder.
"Hey, are you awake?" a girl whispered.
My head throbbed with terrible pain. I nodded slowly. "Where are they taking us?"
"I don't know," she murmured. "But I heard the guards at the gates mention Nix... Nix something."
I looked back and saw dozens of other students chained up just like us.
"I'm Stella," she whispered.
"Nova," I replied.
The truck stopped in front of a massive factory building. Guards in deep emerald-green uniforms marched to the back, dragging us out by our chains. We were pushed inside the giant white facility. I saw rows of gl
