When Cherish''''s father passes away, her world crumbles. Her mother, distant and swallowed by her job, offers no comfort, and a jarring transfer to a new school leaves Cherish adrift in a sea of unfamiliar faces. Then, the unimaginable happens—she awakens as an Empowered. In a world where those with abilities—known as the Empowered or "masks"—are commodities for corporations and the remnants of the government, Cherish refuses to become a pawn in their game.