In a world where optimization is everything, Elise Winters is just trying to keep up. As a single mother navigating an increasingly automated society, she's forced to confront Necessity Mart, the all-powerful corporation shaping every aspect of modern life. Their latest innovation, the Aether, promises efficiency, success, and control. But at what cost?
After her husband's sudden death, Elise begins to uncover unsettling truths about the corporation's influence, its hidden agendas, and the subtle ways it rewrites reality. When her daughter's future becomes tied to the very system she distrusts, Elise faces an impossible choice: conform or resist.
As she digs deeper, she discovers she's not alone. A growing resistance is questioning the system, but standing against Necessity Mart means risking everything. Surveillance is constant, dissent is erased, and those who refuse to comply simply disappear.
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is a gripping speculative thriller about power, control, and the price of convenience in a world that no longer allows for true freedom.