Dark Alchemy: Catch 22 by I. T. Lucas — book slip

On an inescapable island, Dimitri is trapped, forced to create drugs for the enhanced ones, while struggling to break free from the compulsion enslaving his mind. Mattie, also trapped, hunts for any means of escape, collecting secrets and searching for cracks that don't exist. As they navigate their perilous circumstances, a bond grows between them, a risk neither can afford but neither can resist. Meanwhile, across the globe, Annani faces an impossible bargain that demands the unthinkable. Welcome to Catch-22, where escape seems impossible and the stakes are higher than ever.

Part of the "Children of the Gods" series, this book is the first in the "Dark Alchemy Trilogy."