The Catalyst Gene
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Decades after a miracle vaccine rewired the human race, society thrives under a genetic hierarchy-Catalysts, Fractured, and the powerless. But when Leila's DNA lights up with an impossible new code, the system built to protect humanity begins to tear itself apart from within.
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