Secrets don’t stay buried forever.
Especially not inside a system built on control.

In the aftermath of Created, Kylie and Luke uncover the truth hidden inside their own bodies—and inside the base meant to protect them. The lies they were trained to live with are no longer sustainable, and neither are the alliances holding the compound together.

As the threat outside escalates and the virus mutates into something far more dangerous, Kylie is forced to confront emotions she was never meant to have. Attachment is forbidden. Desire is punishable. And love—once unthinkable—now carries consequences not just for her, but for her twin.

When evidence points to an alien force manipulating the outbreak, containment gives way to confrontation. The twins make a choice the system never planned for:

They stop surviving and start fighting back.

But in a world where contamination is grounds for execution, every connection becomes a liability—and every truth comes at a cost.

Contaminated is the second book in The Separation Trilogy, a fast-paced dystopian science fiction series where control fractures, identities are exposed, and the line between protection and punishment disappears.

Author Note:
This recording was produced under the book’s original title, Salient Invaders. As the series evolved, the title was updated to Contaminated to more accurately represent the story’s core themes. The narration and content remain exactly the same.