She survived the crash that killed her parents. What was left behind made her something else.

For sixteen years, Jade has lived inside the Institute, a secret government facility where she's more specimen than girl. A living alien metal fused to her spine grants her impossible abilities, but it also makes her dangerous… and disposable.

When a powerful corporation takes control of the Institute, Jade meets Aric, another subject bound by alien tech and haunted by the same past. Their connection is immediate, electric, and terrifying. Together, they unlock memories not their own, uncover forbidden knowledge, and spark something neither the government nor their captors anticipated: A rebellion.

But freedom comes at a price. As Jade confronts the truth about her origins, she must decide: is she still human, or something more?

This YA sci-fi thriller explores identity, first love, and the fight for autonomy in a world that sees them as property.