'A RIVETING EMOTIONAL READ THAT KEPT ME ON THE EDGE!'

-- Melissa Marr, author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series, on The Darkest Minds

Gabe's life has been devastated in the wake of the economic crash. The only option left for someone like him to escape his tragic past is to leave his small town behind and to attempt to become a skiptracer. This already almost-impossible task is made all the more difficult by his first 'score', a young girl who won't speak, but who changes his life in ways he could never imagine.

**Don't miss this exciting short story that connects the first two novels in the New York Times bestselling series The Darkest Minds.

MORE PRAISE FOR THE DARKEST MINDS**

'The story's quick-paced action leads to a heartbreaking cliffhanger that will have readers eager for the next book ...' -- Publishers Weekly

'Haunting ... Bracken creates a gripping and terrifying dystopian world.' -- Kirkus Reviews

'HELL TO THE YES, I love this story and these characters so much!!' -- Goodreads

'THE DARKEST MINDS was, without a doubt, one of the best books I have read!' -- Goodreads