In the sprawling galaxies of the far future, humanity clings to survival on alien worlds, its fate entwined with the rise of advanced robotics. Zara Sloane, a maverick programmer with a haunted past, is on the cusp of revolutionizing artificial intelligence when a devastating alien invasion rips her life apart. Her salvation comes in the form of Atlas, a robot unlike any other—towering, regal, and impossibly advanced. Designed as a prototype for diplomacy and warfare, Atlas possesses a secret: a sentient spark that gives him the capacity to feel, to long, and to love.

Zara and Atlas are thrust together by fate, their journey fraught with danger and desire. As they flee across hostile alien terrains and labyrinthine megacities, their connection deepens—an intoxicating blend of steamy, forbidden chemistry and the profound yearning of two souls searching for completion. Zara’s ingenuity and Atlas’s growing humanity become the keys to unraveling a conspiracy that could doom humanity to enslavement. But their bond challenges the very fabric of what it means to be human—or machine.

Torn between duty and the intoxicating pull of their love, Zara must decide: will she reprogram Atlas to save humanity, or let him follow his heart at the cost of their survival?

Heartwired

The cavern’s shadows stretched long and foreboding as the hum of approaching Torrak engines rumbled louder through the walls. Zara clutched her rifle tighter, her knuckles white as her heart pounded. She could feel the adrenaline flooding her veins, sharp and unrelenting, but it wasn’t enough to dro...

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