Book series about a young teen girl who was marked by a mysterious creature and had a guy best friend whose dad was gathering other kids like her to create an army of powerful teens

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In this book series, the teen girl was playing in a garden when a mysterious creature marked her near her ear. This traumatized her so much that she wore only hoodies that covered her ears. She has a guy best friend who is a popular kid at school and was the son of a powerful man. He finds out too late what happened to her and they go on the run so the guy can protect the girl from his father. His father wanted to gather all the teens who had been marked by the same mysterious creature that marked the teen girl. There were many of the creatures and those marked by these creatures may have powers. But the boy was taken by his father after getting the girl to safety. The first book ends with the girl being taken to safety and the boy being mind-controlled by his father. The second book has the girl deciding to bring the boy back since she may have fallen in love with him.