corporate control

EARTH HAS BEEN SOLD

Five years ago, humanity survived by selling Earth. The Veyr Consortium brought clean energy, medicine, food, and stability. In exchange, Earth's governments signed away the planet, turning billions of humans into tenants on their own world. For Mara Quinn, that bargain always seemed worth it—until she opens a restricted file and discovers two words beside her brother's name: RETAINED — NO. Her own file says YES. Soon Mara uncovers the truth behind the Consortium's promised “Relocation” program. Earth was never purchased to be saved. It is being prepared for resale, and the next owner wants only one billion humans included with the planet. The rest are being removed. Now Mara must choose between the protected life she was selected to keep and the billions of people marked for disappearance—including the brother she refuses to abandon. Because humanity didn't lose Earth in a war. Someone signed it away.