Freedom was a word Sloan had heard echo throughout Technohaven’s districts. However, it was an idea that most of the city’s citizens couldn’t comprehend. Between manipulative automatons and limited digital currency, there was no room for growth—for life.

With no other choice, sisters Sloan and Maya Delaney had to cheat their way into the upper district—a place of opportunity and, most of all, hope.

Hidden within the city’s elite borders, they were safe. Their past would remain in the past so long as they didn’t slip up. Didn’t take more than they were given. Accepted the regime’s word as law.

And it worked… until Maya disappeared.

Sloan’s position as a quantum data sleuth allowed her to track her sister’s last-recorded movements, but hacking into the city’s system wasn’t an easy feat. From within the nano-controlled walls of the police department, probing cameras and questionable allies saw her every move and heard her every whisper.

Sloan was about to lose her composure, when a group of rebels revealed themselves, saving her from discovery.

Working with the Guardians was the last thing Sloan wanted. It risked the life that she’d painstakingly built.

But how could she refuse, when disobeying the regime was the only way to save her sister?

With droids stalking Sloan’s every step, rebellion blooming across Technohaven, an attractive golem disrupting her emotions, and rogues questioning her intentions, the data sleuth searched for answers.

But, in a world of hidden codes, answers only lead to more questions…

After 400 years, Technohaven’s dome has finally fallen.

Now that Sloan has discovered her ability to interact with the mysterious Data Nexus, she can free Maya from the dungeons. They can begin their lives anew, beyond the border. The two siblings wouldn’t have to defend themselves against controlling automatons or fight prisoners for resources.

But Sloan’s dream of peace will have to wait.

Cipher’s obsession with power worsened after she entered the maze. He’s determined to command the city, and he needs Sloan to do it.

The data sleuth pushes down her desires for the golem who betrayed her and the budding feelings she has for her loyal friend Charles. She battles against foreign robotic monsters and the droids that wish to retake Technohaven.

Worst of all, Sloan struggles to convince her sister to leave their torturous prison.

Left with no other choice, the data sleuth manipulates both friends and enemies into helping her escape.

But will her hacking skills be enough to survive?

Codes only go so far in a world filled with slave-trading, untamed AI beasts, unstable portals, and divisions that prohibit the use of technology.

Throughout her treacherous journey, Sloan will wonder if Technohaven was the safer choice compared to the anarchy of the lost world…