The Institute Series by Kayla Howarth

Living in constant fear. Always looking over your shoulder. The source of your fear? The Institute.Allira Daniels will do anything to keep her Defective brother safe from the Institute. They claim to protect Defectives, but it’s human nature to fear the unknown. Defectives are dangerous, they possess abilities that no human should be able to. To Allira and the rest of her family, the Institute seems more like a prison than the safe-haven they promote themselves to be... moreLiving in constant fear. Always looking over your shoulder. The source of your fear? The Institute.Allira Daniels will do anything to keep her Defective brother safe from the Institute. They claim to protect Defectives, but it’s human nature to fear the unknown. Defectives are dangerous, they possess abilities that no human should be able to. To Allira and the rest of her family, the Institute seems more like a prison than the safe-haven they promote themselves to be. Protecting Shilah from that fate is their number one priority.When Allira stumbles across a car crash involving two of her school classmates, she ignores all of her father’s warnings of laying low and not drawing attention to herself. By doing so, she may have just caught the eye of the Institute. She’s not Defective, but what seventeen-year-old girl has the ability to pull two teenage boys away from a fiery rubble and walk away without a scratch? It would definitely be seen as suspicious.Allira and her family need to make decisions. Do they stay, or do they flee again? Will they be coming for her? Will her whole family come under investigation? Will they discover Shilah and his ability to predict the future?Are you Defective? The Institute is coming for you. less

It’s what every Defective person wants – freedom, liberation from the Institute.Allira had her chance. Then why is she still working for them?It has been three months since she first started working as an agent for the Institute. She’s good at her job. She has to be. There’s too much at stake.After an arrest goes awry, she’s faced with the possibility of escaping again, and an offer too good to refuse.Things are meant to be different at the Resistance, everything is meant to be better... moreIt’s what every Defective person wants – freedom, liberation from the Institute.Allira had her chance. Then why is she still working for them?It has been three months since she first started working as an agent for the Institute. She’s good at her job. She has to be. There’s too much at stake.After an arrest goes awry, she’s faced with the possibility of escaping again, and an offer too good to refuse.Things are meant to be different at the Resistance, everything is meant to be better. But when life is about survival, sacrifices must be made. What will Allira sacrifice for her freedom? less

Eighteen months has passed since the Institute was liberated. For Allira Daniels, she’s still trying to live with the consequences of her actions. The Defective are free, but are their lives truly any better? Attacks on Defectives are on the rise, and Allira has to wonder if she’s directly responsible. Keeping busy to escape her guilt, Allira is trying to move on, but how can she when her past is always haunting her?