Metis Murrow is dead - legally speaking. In reality, she's spent her entire life in hiding. Her mothers say it's for her own protection, but she can't shake the feeling that there is more going on....

And she's right.

Due to an exploding human population, political unrest, and perhaps something more sinister, disease is running rampant in the United States. But in 2024, a baby was born with a mysterious enzyme in her blood. Thirteen years later, scientists discover the "Apex Enzyme" attacks viruses, disease, and even cancer cells, rendering patients healthy within days. From that point forward, Promethia Radcliffe's blood, body, and life belong to the U.S. government - and more directly, The Center for Biomedical Research. Forced to live away from her family, friends, and much of the outside world, she endures excruciating harvesting of her blood - The Contribution - so others can survive....