Everyone thinks I'm a genius.

Everyone is wrong.

Sure, I finished Harvard at eighteen and now make crazy money at a hedge fund. But that's not because I'm unusually smart or hard-working.

It's because I cheat.

You see, I have a unique ability. I can go outside time into my own personal version of reality-the place I call "the Quiet"-where I can explore my surroundings while the rest of the world stands still.

I thought I was the only one who could do this-until I met her.

My name is Darren, and this is how I became entangled with all the Russians and learned that I'm a Reader.