"I was only fourteen when the government took me away from my family. My gift is rare and precious, I know. I can read your mind, and I can do other things to you too. Do you want to try?
"They said that they would help me to improve, and they did. Now, I no longer need them. I got out of hand, so they fear me. And they should."
Tessa is a regular girl, except that she sees things that are far away. She agrees to go on a critical mission that puts to the test not only her special abilities, but also her loyalty to the service, and her love for a young woman whose secrets she is yet to unravel.