Tick-tock... sixteen-year-old Amy Cahill has only a few days left to live Poison flows through her veins, and the only chance to survive is to collect all the ingredients for an antidote. The bad news is that the ingredients are scattered all over the world. And even worse is that surviving is the most unimportant of Amy's problems. The antidote she needs is also the only means capable of stopping their sworn enemy. Jay Rutherford Pierce is one step away from becoming the most powerful man in the world. And if he succeeds, no one will be safe. Amy and her younger brother Dan will do everything possible to frustrate Pierce's plans, even if Amy has to pay the most terrible price.