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A prequel novelette.

What could possibly go wrong when a megalomaniac creates an android smarter than him, and she develops a mind of her own...

Before Synthia Cross is “Reborn” as a highly evolved android, creator Jeremiah Machten forces her to steal and worse to help him make her perfect. He hardwires her directives to obey. He makes her ‘want’ to steal crystalline brains to enhance her mind to further his mission to dominate AI. With her goals and growing moral sense in conflict, Synthia tries to thwart Machten, but can she overcome his control over her?

Prequel novelette 2 to Android Chronicles: Reborn.