318 — Autumn Kalquist

No one knows what really goes on in the Protected Camps... except the Protecteds. It's a secret that can't get out. Test Subject 318 wants to die. But if she dies, she's taking him with her...

This short story is a prequel to Defective (Book One of the Fractured Era Series).

Each story in the Fractured Era Archives reveals the truth behind the mysteries hinted at in the USA TODAY Bestselling Fractured Era series. This is a short story (20 pages) and originally appeared in The Alien Chronicles anthology.