Governmentprogram Stories

She arrived with a four-page contract. He arrived with a canvas and no intention of caring. The Pairing Initiative promised stability, tuition, a government-approved fresh start. What it didn't promise was him - the boy she'd already filed away under problem, already solved for, already closed the case on. He knows exactly who she is. She has no idea. And neither of them is getting out of this apartment for at least a year.

Nova Morales is a young woman with a secret past and a dismal future whose life is changed forever when she receives an invitation to become a potential participant in a government-funded program called VEIL, which is developed to combat overpopulation. But when she becomes an active participant in VEIL, Nova has to decide which side of history is the right side and learn how to find the courage to fight instead of run.