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Chloe Saunders is a fifteen-year-old
girl who aspires to become a film director. She is diagnosed as a schizophrenic
while at Lyle House. She is actually a necromancer, able to see and raise
ghosts from the dead. She is taken to Lyle House after seeing a ghost and
reacting violently. Chloe comes to realize the others' powers, and that
they were all placed in Lyle House specifically. She gets along particularly
well with Rae and Simon, developing some feelings for them later. She is
contacted several times by her former roommate, Liz, who was transferred,
and derives her suspicion from the fact that Liz would have to be a ghost,
and therefore dead, for her to speak with Chloe.
Derek Souza is a sixteen-year-old, who is described as extremely tall, having black hair, green eyes, and having acne problems. He often frightens Chloe because he is so quiet, but this is later attributed to the fact that he is a werewolf, capable of extreme strength, speed, hearing and sight. Derek and his foster brother, Simon, share a close bond, and Derek is at first willing to stay behind while the others make their escape. Rachelle "Rae" Rogers is another fifteen-year-old who is a half-demon, able to produce and project fire from her skin, a skill which she demonstrates early on by burning Tori, one of the other girls who she doesn't get along with. She is revealed as a half-demon only after she has been diagnosed as a pyromaniac at Lyle House. Rae's powers only manifest when she is especially angry. Rae develops a close friendship with Chloe, being the first she confides in, becoming her roommate after Liz leaves, and is suggested by her to escape with them. She is captured along with Chloe after going to her Aunt Lauren for help. She is described as having copper skin and copper curls. Simon Bae is a sorcerer of Korean and Swedish descent who can cast spells, such as levitation and mist projection. He is also fifteen-years-old. His father, a scientist named Christopher Bae, searched the world for others like him, eventually encountering Simon's foster brother, Derek, who he has a close bond with. Simon is shown to be very easygoing, as opposed to Derek's tense nature, and has a diabetic problem. Victoria "Tori" Enright is a sixteen-year-old who is best friends with Liz. She is shown to have a crush on Simon, who does not return the feelings; she views Chloe and him always hanging out as Chloe "stealing" him. She also does not get along with Rae, confronting her several times. When Liz is transferred, she stays in her room for a while, until her mother forces her to break ties with Simon and Liz. In retaliation, Tori lures Chloe to the basement where she binds and gags her; after Chloe escapes, Tori seems to have given up, although it is thought that she reports to the doctors about the others' escape after they have left. It is speculated that Tori has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She is described as tall with short spiky black hair. Elizabeth "Liz" Delaney is a sixteen-year-old who used to be Chloe's roommate, and is best friends with Tori. It is thought that she can unknowingly astral project, which results in her transfer after she unwittingly throws a pencil at one of the nurses. Desperate, she asks Chloe's help with a seance, which she believes will get rid of her poltergeist, with disastrous results. Liz is transferred, and as Chloe later learns, killed, due to her powers getting out of hand. Her ghost appears to Chloe several times unaware of her being dead, and she is summoned by Chloe after she is taken captive again. She is described as having long blond hair, and being very talkative. Dr. Lauren Fellows is Chloe's aunt, who is very protective of her. Aunt Lauren strongly reprimands Derek after he harms her, and is outspoken against Chloe having her urine tested. She is the woman Chloe trusts most in the world, and who she goes to after escaping and wounding her arm. However, Aunt Lauren betrays her to Dr. Davidoff, drugging her and taking her to a hospital. Dr. Marcel Davidoff is the head of Lyle House, a scientist who oversees all patients and reports on their progress from time to time. He helps capture Chloe and Rae, and in the excerpt, is shown to have some influence over what the doctors can and cannot do. Diane Enright is Tori's mother, who forces her to stop speaking with Simon. She is a financier who donates much money to Lyle House, shown in the excerpt to have influence over even Davidoff. |
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