chapters 1-3 Summary

Nightshade is a novel of teenage romance, rebellion, and dark fantasy by Andrea Cremer. The characters struggle against an unfair set of rigid rules as they search for the truth about the ones who control them. In chapter one, Cal and Bryn, two Guardians, rescue a teenage boy from a Grizzly Bear while patrolling their mountain. The boy is badly wounded, and Cal, the alpha female, decides to use her blood to heal the boy, even though doing so is a strict violation of their rules. She tells him to drink it, and he is brought back from the brink of death immediately. She then tells him to run, but the boy is completely unafraid of her, and instead begins asking questions. Cal strikes him unconscious and carries him back to his Ford Ranger. Bryn catches up to her and asks...