


He has his own secrets to keep, and this business Elena is mixed up in could blow his cover. It’s not until she turns eighteen and her chemistry experiments go berserk that she learns the truth: Her mother wasn’t human, and the Fae are willing to harm those Elena loves if she doesn’t use her power over the elements to cure them of a deadly disease.ĭerek, Elena’s brooding neighbor, isn’t the friendliest guy, but he has access to an off-hours lab and is willing to help Elena create the antivirus. Until they don’t.Įlena has always wondered why her mother abandoned her on her first birthday. But Elena’s got this one in the bag, because she’s as dependable as the molecules she studies, as reliable as the chemical reactions that comfort her in their predictability. She’s the only one in her family ever to attend, and expectations are high. Elena Rosales has busted her ass to get into a good college.
