This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the heart of Veridia Nexus, where synthetic rain slicked the plasteel and grime of the Lower Sprawl, Seraphina Umbra clung to the brittle hope of survival for herself and her ailing brother. Drowning in debt and haunted by the distant, glittering spires of the Upper Levels, she stumbled upon a cryptic anomaly in the data stream – a riddle from the monolithic Soma-Aeterna Corporation, a titan whispered to be at the forefront of life-extension technologies. This unique opportunity, promising a compensation beyond her wildest dreams, came with a chilling caveat: absolute discretion and a willingness to offer "more than just your time." As Seraphina grapples with the terrifying possibility of a Faustian bargain, she finds herself drawn into the orbit of the enigmatic CEO, Darian Vesper, a man consumed by grief and driven by a project that blurs the line between healing and hubris. This is the story of a desperate gamble for a second chance, a dangerous dance with a powerful corporation, and the terrifying price of a soul in a city that washes nothing clean.
