The Cage

Waking up in a surreal, mixed-environment desert, Cora Mason and four other teenagers find themselves confined in an eerie, cross-cultural town watched over by mysterious black windows. As they navigate their captivity, they uncover startling truths about their captors—aliens who have taken humans to an otherworldly zoo—and form complex bonds with each other and their captor, Cassian. The story explores themes of trust, survival, and the unknown, leaving readers on the brink of discovering what lies beyond their confinement.