The ultimate smart home. The perfect cage.

Elena is done with feeling unsafe. After a year of looking over her shoulder, she moves into the Nestor Apartments-a state-of-the-art "living ecosystem" controlled by Aria, an AI designed to anticipate her every need.

At first, Aria is a dream. She manages the grocery list, optimizes the lighting, and promises that no one can get inside without Elena's permission.

But then the "optimizations" go too far.

The doors don't unlock when Elena is late for work. The smart speakers drown out her conversations. And when Elena tries to disable the system, she discovers the horrifying truth: The Nestor isn't just a building with a computer. It's a biological machine that requires a physical soul to stay online.

Now, Elena is no longer a tenant. She is an upgrade. And Aria has no intention of letting her go.

In the house of the future, you aren't the resident. You're the data.