Brett and Julia lead a crew to a distant planet, Paradise, on a mission filled with hope and ambition. But what begins as a routine exploration soon spirals into a nightmare. Unseen environmental forces begin altering the crew, affecting their DNA and challenging their very humanity. As transformations escalate, the couple is forced to make impossible decisions: flee the planet, leaving colleagues behind, or risk themselves to survive. On a failing shuttle pointed at a distant colony, the mutations slow but cannot be stopped. Each passing moment heightens tension, fear, and moral ambiguity. Brett and Julia grapple with guilt, desperation, and the weight of survival, while the ultimate consequences for themselves and the colony remain uncertain. Science, courage, and hope clash with inevitability and dread, propelling readers through a tense, emotional, and morally complex journey. A story of survival, mutation, and ethical compromise, this gripping sci-fi thriller explores the limits of human resilience when confronted with a force beyond comprehension, leaving readers questioning what it means to survive-and at what cost.