While We Slept
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Every night, they log in.
Every morning, they forget what matters most.
In a world where consciousness slips into a high-tech simulation the moment you fall asleep, Lyra Quinn enters her adult life with one rule: don't get too comfortable in the Dreamscape. Designed for skill-building and professional networking, the sim is supposed to be a stepping stone, not a second life.
But the longer Lyra spends working under a mysterious and charismatic executive, the harder it becomes to separate reality from illusion. Their connection feels too vivid, too electric. Too real.
As strange anomalies begin to ripple through the code and her waking life starts to unravel, Lyra realizes the simulation may not be as safe or as fictional as she once believed. And the man she's falling for may be much closer than she ever imagined.
But some truths only surface while we sleep.
And some love stories are written in code.
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