In a world where human desire is currency, those who crave the most reign supreme-while the undesired are discarded like a criminal. Athena, born without longing in a society addicted to it, becomes a threat simply by existing. Imprisoned at twelve for her resistance to the engineered system, she endures cruel experiments until a fateful encounter with the enigmatic Commander Xane. As she uncovers her forgotten legacy and navigates the seductive power plays of the elite, Athena must choose between rebellion and survival. But in a world governed by insatiable want, the real danger isn't losing control-it's what happens when desire is finally fulfilled.