Young Mallory Banks always knew she would be a Screamer. It is only when Mallory gets captured and meets a new friend that she feels like the past is almost completely behind her. Until she hears that a loved one is in danger and that she must save them from having to live her old destiny. She comes to a decision where she has to make a choice. She can save everybody from being tortured, or she can choose to ignore the situation and let life carry on as it was meant to be.