The Variants: Crimson Illusions
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Millions died. Thousands survived. Hundreds changed. Seven rewrote everything. After a global virus wiped out nearly half the world, those who lived through it weren't the same. They were Variants - powerful, dangerous, and locked away in a hidden facility in Italy. Theola was one of them. One of the hundreds who were changed. But when the system built to control them begins to crumble, she and her friends uncover a truth that will burn the world from the inside out. They thought escaping would be enough, but they were wrong.
The Variants: Crimson Illusions. The virus was just the beginning.
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