The truth is encoded. The danger is absolute. And the audit has only just begun.
Elena Torres is a forensic auditor who trusts nothing but the numbers. They're logical, traceable, and above all, they don't lie. But when she's sent to the secluded Aura Island to oversee the biggest tech merger of the decade, she discovers that some secrets run deeper than any spreadsheet.
In a world where privacy is a relic of the past, Marcus Vale's island is a sanctuary of innovation and absolute control. But the moment Elena opens her encrypted laptop, she finds a ghost: a message in the unmistakable handwriting of her father—a man declared dead fifteen years ago after being accused of a billion-dollar fraud.
"Not everything that is merged can be separated."
Trapped in a fortress of glass and steel over the North Atlantic, Elena is thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with Julian Cross, the enigmatic head of security who seems to anticipate her every move. What should have been a standard corporate risk assessment spirals into a brutal fight for survival.
Between algorithms that mimic human pain and an Artificial Intelligence that demands a sacrifice to wake up, Elena must decide: how far will she go to clear her father's name? And what happens when the only way to save the world is to merge her own soul with the system trying to destroy her?
Dive into this breathtaking techno-thriller where justice is an algorithm and the price of truth might be your very existence. Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton and Daniel Suarez.