Hate your job. Get a superpower. Betray your country. Roman Martin's life doesn't get any easier once he makes his way back from the Eastern Province. The shadow user named Hazrat is gunning for him, and Margo, the mysterious woman who has the same superpower as Roman, will go to any lengths to end his life prematurely. He still hasn't been approved to be an exemplar, and once he confesses to his teacher what he has been up to over the last week, including destroying an Eastern Province military facility, the odds of Roman ever being a superhero are slim to none. But there are other options available for him, something he is already good at, something that would involve his relationship with Nadine, and the power he has through his dolls. Yet there is also revenge. And when Roman is given the choice to either go after those who are actively trying to destroy him, or to lay low and follow the guidance of the Centralian government, he makes a decision that could ultimately strip him of his power, forever changing the course of Roman's life. Contains mature themes.