A cataclysmic event known as "The Switch" splits mankind in two, overnightβDaywalkers, people who live during the day, and Nocturnals, people who can only survive at night. In the aftermath of The Switch, an engaged Daywalker coupleβs relationship is tested as the new paradigm threatens to pull them into two different worlds.
Exactly two years after the Switch, Jemma and Kyle finally dared to watch the sunset. They climbed the ladder to the roof of their Oak Park townhouse, where they had a partial view of the Chicago skyline, the distant towers slicing duskβs reflection into gleaming geometric patterns. The charred skeleton of an apartment building was visible a few blocks away, another arson, another reminder of the dangers that came alive after the sun went down.Β
The sun hovered above the horizon, fat and dripping and blood-red. Jemma checked her timer: five minutes and forty-two seconds. She was determined to savor this moment, though she never loosened her grip on the knife in her pocket.Β
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