Evan Waters used to break into systems for fun—until the government caught him and turned him into one of their best cyber analysts. But when an injury sends him to a mysterious healer named Mei, recovery becomes something far more dangerous. Mei’s touch repairs his body, rewires his thoughts, and slips deeper into his mind than anyone should be able to. When classified networks fail and investigators close in, Evan becomes the prime suspect in an attack he doesn’t remember committing. Yet the more he searches for answers, the more he realizes the enemy isn’t outside the system—it’s inside him. To stop a national collapse, Evan must fight the one person who now knows his mind better than he does. A dark, psychological techno-thriller about control, identity, and the price of being chosen.