Cal Bennett has a big problem: The AI in his head is killing him.

He's survived enforcers, murderers, ruthless gangs, and a death warrant on his head. But he's never had to survive himself.

Something is very wrong with his AI.

Since absorbing alien cells, Cal's implant has been glitching—blackouts, lost hours, a dead man's memories bleeding into his own. Each episode is worse than the last.

The only possible fix lies in a quarantined space station at the edge of known space, where the alien cells powering his AI were first discovered… and where something has been waiting ever since.

Cal's allies have gone missing. His enemies are closing in. And the closer he gets to the station, the more the glitches threaten to take him over completely.

Can Cal save himself… when he's no longer the one in control?

Start reading now to discover what happens when the line between man and machine finally breaks.

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August 23, 2026
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