Maladapted (The Colony Carnivale, #30)

For eight years, Odelia and Odette have called Colony Carnivale home—a place where bloodstained secrets hide beneath flashing lights, where pain becomes performance, and freedom comes wrapped in chains. Odelia thrives in the chaos. Odette survives by surrendering to it.

Brett has come to the carnival for an experience he won't forget and when he finds twins with an interesting dynamic, he uncovers a life he's been craving and a potential ending to the numbness he's learned to endure.

But Colony Carnivale doesn’t let people leave unchanged.
Behind the music, masks, and roaring crowds waits something rotten—something hungry. And as buried truths claw their way to the surface, the line between victim and monster begins to disappear.

One thing is certain: once The Colony Carnivale sinks its claws into you… it doesn’t let you leave with your soul intact.

This story is part of the Colony Carnivale, a 31-author shared world where every attraction hides a new nightmare.