THE 17th FLOOR
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Welcome to The Halcyon - a luxury high-rise in Chicago where elegance meets silence.
When 24-year-old architect Cassie Lowell moves into apartment 1704, she expects a fresh start, not a psychological descent.
But something's off. The floor is eerily quiet, her smart keycard glitches, and her mirror doesn't always reflect reality.
Most disturbing of all?
The original blueprints show no 17th floor ever existed.
Cassie's questions lead her to secrets buried behind false walls, corrupted building files, and a digital paper trail that doesn't match reality.
The more she digs, the more she realizes - she isn't just a tenant. She's a subject.
And she was never meant to escape.
A tech-thriller meets psychological horror - where the scariest thing isn't ghosts... it's surveillance, silence, and control.
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