Germination (Dark Dependence, #2)

Everything humans believed was wrong…Saige Bennett has never been the kind of person to make decisions that affected others. And then an alien orb dropped into the ocean close enough to her friend’s boat to capsize the vessel and drown her friends. Saige had somehow miraculously survived the devastating event. But things have changed for her. After waking up in the hospital with no lucid memories of the rescue, Saige has now stopped sleeping at all. She doesn’t need to eat, which is way beyond normal and outside her comfort zone. Rather than share it with others, Saige keeps the changes to herself. That is, until her sister realizes that Saige also becomes iridescent in the dark.Dr. Addison Bennett loves her work as a microbiologist, but she learns her family means much more to her than dedication to finding a cure for life-threatening diseases. When Addison learns of her sister’s near-death experience, it is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make sure her family knows Addison loves them. But when her sister suddenly starts glowing in the dark, Addison tries to use science to find out what exactly happened to her sister while in the deep ocean.Zhao Yong, a scientist and astronaut, believes the arrival of the Shulon is directly associated with the destruction of the lunar bases. She believes whatever had infected the crew of Harmony and Prosperity and caused the clandestine stations ruin could have made it back to Earth. When Shulon representatives explain the secrets of the universe to the world, no one anticipates that humanity’s biggest threat isn’t coming from outer space. It was already here on Earth.