The Core

I wasn't supposed to survive.
I definitely wasn't supposed to become the system.

She never asked to be turned into something dangerous. But when a hidden global network responds to her like it was built into her bones, she becomes the most valuable weapon in a war she didn't know existed.

They don't want to kill her.
They want to control her.

And now they've found her.

Roman was never meant to care. He's trained to protect, not feel-but the closer he gets to Ava, the more everything starts to unravel. Because she doesn't just need protection.

She needs someone who can keep her human.

As the system pulls her deeper, Ava is forced to face the truth:
power like hers doesn't come without a cost.

And if she loses control-

she won't just destroy herself.

She'll take the world with her.