Publisher's Synopsis
To rebuild after financial collapse, the government imposes a child tax. Pay exorbitant fees or submit the youth to serve as slaves. After her parents could no longer afford the fees, Vee Delancourt and her twin, Olivier, spent six long years at the Mills. With only a year to freedom, they do what they can to stay out of trouble. But when Vee discovers unspeakable things happening to the younger girls in service, she has to take a stand--a decision that lands her on the run. Now she must find a way to turn oppression and desperation into hope and determination for all the children, including the brother she. left behind.
