Over A Barrel
Phalanx Blood Series Part II

Bernard is a walking miracle. His blood completely cures the most feared disease on Earth—a medical anomaly that made him the ultimate target of corporate greed and human desperation. Fresh off a heart-pounding escape engineered by his friends, Bernard finds refuge in a makeshift sanctuary. But safety is an illusion. Trapped in an apartment where his tutor is secretly scouting the room and his allies' parents are breathing down his neck, Bernard realizes he is still over a barrel. The pharmaceutical underworld isn't done with him yet. In this gripping YA sci-fi thriller novella, one wrong move means returning to a cage. Will Bernard uncover the traps hidden in plain sight, or will his next breath be his last as a free teenager?