Ava Altair grew up reading fantasy and science fiction novels. She graduated from Florida Tech with a BS in Science Education – Physics and a minor in Computational Mathematics. She taught as an AP Physics teacher for five years in Florida. She now lives in Oregon, teaching horseback riding lessons and managing the stables with her mom. She enjoys hanging out and talking about science concepts and story ideas with her dad.

What it is to be human doesn't apply anymore. The surface of the Earth has been poisoned by years of abuse and now most life lives beneath the waves of the ocean. Over the last 500 years, humans have become fragmented and specialized by genetic manipulation, but two main factions exist in the Undersea. The hybrids, a race that continues to genetically modify themselves to climb the social ladder, and the humans, the unmodified organic race that makes up the lowest tier of society. 

Alex, a Delta Six hybrid, finds an unlikely companion in a human man, Jack, while on a mission to steal the Athena file. Alex withholds the file to elicit help from Jack and they set out on an adventure across the Surface. Their relationship is tenuous until a device mysteriously links them together. Now, running from Alphas, an elite group of hybrid assassins, Alex and Jack must weather the hostile surface of the planet to reach their common goal. They soon find they can't both have the thing they want most, but also can't seem to let each other go.

FLUX

Jack sprinted out the door not waiting for him to finish. He had a growing pit in his stomach. If Jimmy had her... He ran through the maze of halls and up flights of stairs bumping into people as he went. They waved, said hi, and then asked what was wrong when they saw his face. He just ignored them as he ran past.


He reached the surface security section of the complex. Two guards stood at the door. They waved as he pushed through. Once in the section, he made for the interrogation room. The door to the viewing room was open and packed with people. Jack pushed his way in and looked through the window. Jimmy was standing in front of Alex. He heard the chair scoot across the floor, Jimmy flinched, and the room let out a collective "oh" as they watched Jimmy clock Alex across the face. The chair fell to the ground, jolting her body and knocking her head against the floor.


Chapter 33: Sanctuary, Part 2