De Novo (The Gene Thief Series Book 1): The Gene Thief, #1

By Jason Cole

Ever since Kira woke up in an empty apartment, no memories or sense of self have existed. Her life has consisted entirely of completing certain, special missions. Each mission assigns Kira to search for and retrieve a different targeted gene, in a specified location with a varied danger level. Some situations are almost just about survival, and she’s forced to escape through sheer ingenuity along with the assignment. 

On this day, the mission is no different. Requiring her to venture into the rainforest to a place she is hardly ready for, time is running out for the lives waiting to benefit from the gene. Kira must do whatever she has to in order to complete the mission. 

The universe seems to be working against her as she faces setback after setback. She begins to worry if she will make it out alive, let alone with the gene.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jason Cole
• Release date: Apr 29, 2015
• ISBN: 9781513036427

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De Novo

The Gene Thief Series

Book 1

By: Jason Cole

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~Acknowledgements~

First thanks to Nicole (www.anobrainart.com) as always for my stunning covers. Second, shout out to my fellow Kindlingers who always keep me motivated, educated, and on the right path. Last but not least, thanks to my soon to be wife, for tolerating my insatiable ambitions and visions I love you.

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 1

Sweetheart, everything’s going to be okay. Any moment the doctors will be back to give us the results. Our baby is fine. Our dreams are about to come to fruition. Hang in there. Marcus’ voice trembled but he didn’t care. He was consumed with trying to comfort his wife.

They sat in the office at the geneticist’s facility, time itself had seemed to stop. Each of them staring at the door, unable to focus on anything else. All the expensive decor and fish tanks weren’t enough to distract them from what came next. An hour ago, they received a call to go over the results of the gestational genome screen and didn’t know what to expect. Cindy’s fingers frantically tapped her knees, her nerves frayed, she couldn’t contain herself.

Cindy looked over at Marcus, a look of despair painted on her face. She asked, But what if he’s not okay? What if our baby isn’t healthy? I hear these horror stories all the time. Families dealing with diseases they didn’t know they carried.

No words would comfort her, so Marcus lowered his head until it rested on her shaking shoulder. They would have to weather the storm for now.

The sound of the doorknob turning grabbed their attention. The doctor came out into the waiting room, any hints of a smile absent from her face. Instead she wore a poorly hidden look of concern and hesitation. This alarmed Marcus and Cindy picked up on the same thing. Cindy’s tapping had worked its way throughout her whole body. Her feet tapped the floor anxiously, her lips pursed, and Marcus sensed her bursting at the seams.

Doctor, what’s the news? At his core, Marcus was dying slowly inside. He noticed the distraught look in Cindy’s eyes and realized she needed him more than ever.

The doctor was petite, no more than one hundred ten pounds, small frame and quiet voice. She held a folder tightly against her chest, and in that folder, a piece of paper. That paper held the results and in a petrifying way, the future of their lives. This little woman held