They took the wrong girls. Two sisters, one dead grandmother's secret, and seven centuries of survival the operation never counted on. Once you start, you won't put it down — and you'll never walk to a car the same way again.
You've read the free opening. The house was only Stage One — the compound, the others, and what Trâm becomes are waiting past this door. Unlock the full novel and read to the last, un-put-downable page.
Unlock the full book › More from CuongFBI Instant access · read on any deviceI didn't write THE UNTAKEN to scare you. I wrote it to arm you. Every trick that keeps you turning pages — the DMs that felt so real, the voice that got Mai like no one else, the meeting she was told to keep secret — is a trick that works on real teenagers, in real life, every day. Mai doesn't survive because she's lucky or magic. She survives because someone loved her enough to teach her, and because she refused to break. So can you.
If you or someone you know is in danger, tell a trusted adult now. In the U.S., the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children runs a 24/7 hotline: 1-800-843-5678. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Published Saturday, the Eighteenth of July, Two Thousand Twenty-Six.
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