Paige Starling (The Unadjusteds Origin Story 5)

The nanites saved her father…then they turned him into a monster.

When Paige Starling’s father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she’ll do anything to save him—even if it means draining her college fund for an experimental nanite treatment. The microscopic treatment rebuilds him from the inside out, erasing the disease that was killing him. But the cure is only the beginning.

At first, the changes seem harmless—whiter teeth, a faster metabolism, a stronger body. But then the modifications escalate. Stronger. Faster. Better. That’s what they promise. Paige watches as the man she loves disappears, replaced by someone who is never satisfied, always chasing the next enhancement. And he’s not the only one.

Now, genetic alterations are becoming mandatory, and those who resist—like Paige—are running out of time. When her best friend, Carson, is taken for a “correction” nanite designed to rewrite who he is, Paige realizes resistance is no longer a choice.