Modified: Book One in the Manipulated Series

What if the sky was deadly?

Fin has never stepped foot on the irradiated surface of the Earth. Working the mines, deep below, has been the only life she's ever known. The underground is nothing more than an existence of sweat and monotony in service to the Enhanced Human Coalition-the overlords from above.

It's simple, you serve the EHC up top, or you starve to death.

But in a stroke of luck, Fin stubbles upon a piece of tech that increases strength, intelligence, and allows adaptation to the surface's harsh conditions. Stealing this device sends the underground into chaos.

Now she's triggered a manhunt and is on the run for not only her crimes... but her new abilities. To protect herself and the only family she's ever known, Fin is forced to flee with her loyal best friends and a handsome stranger who unluckily gets caught in the crossfire.

There's only one problem, they're driven to the most dangerous place possible... aboveground.

Can she save an unjust world broken in two?