CHROME ROT

The chromed killer’s hand closes around Kyle Wren’s throat—then his implant melts under Kyle’s touch, and the corpse hits the floor. Before Kyle can run, Marcus Hale, the Corps’ deadliest hound, steps from the smoke with a gun aimed at his head. Elara Quinn saves him only to press a scalpel to his artery: walk with her, or bleed out so she can take what she needs. Her cure depends on Kyle’s corrosive blood, while his newfound ability to devour implants—and evolve with every one—depends on her genius. Bound by blood and hunted through the Rust Belt, they can’t trust each other… but every touch makes his body stronger and her defenses crack. Now Marcus has breached their last refuge, Kyle’s genes are rewriting themselves, and Elara must choose: dissect the monster who could save her—or run with him before the Corps turns them both into parts.