By Melissa Meyer
Read in 9th grade
The second installment in the series opens with Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their team chasing drug stealers. They follow them, but one of the henchmen grabs a young girl and threatens to kill her. Because the Code says to avoid civilian casualties at all cost, Nova and Adrian let him go. Luckily, Ruby (Red Assassin) and Oscar (Smokescreen). Get him from behind. Danna (Monarch), Nova, and Adrian go after Hawthorn, the prodigy who assisted the burglars. Adrian slips away and puts on his Sentinel armor. When Hawthorn begins to get away on a barge, Adrian follows her. Unfortunately, he loses and is tossed into the water. He returns to his team with a bad explanation for why he is soaked as the Renegades search the river for the Sentinel’s body.
