When seventeen-year-old Ava Calloway receives a foreclosure notice for her childhood home, she thinks her biggest problem is leaving Yale to sort through her missing father’s belongings. But hidden in his study, she discovers a family compass that defies physics—its needle points not north, but directly at her.
Her grandmother Isabella reveals a shocking truth: the Martinez family has carried supernatural gifts for 23 generations, and Ava has inherited bloodline abilities that make her the most powerful heir in centuries. Her father wasn’t lost during a routine expedition—he was captured while uncovering fragments of Mary Magdalene’s suppressed gospel, scattered across the globe to prevent their destruction.
Joined by Marcus Visconti, whose 8-century Vatican family heritage runs deeper than she imagined, Ava follows her father’s trail from Alexandria’s underground chambers to Rome’s secret archives. But the greatest shock comes when she discovers the Custodians Coalition hunting her is led by someone she loves most—her beloved aunt Sarah Martinez, who genuinely believes controlling dangerous knowledge protects humanity.
With each fragment she recovers, Ava’s abilities grow stronger, but so does the certainty that the family member trying to save her might destroy everything she’s fighting for. When the people you love become your enemies, how far will you go for truth?