Zero Trust: A Thriller (Rai Means Trust)

Thirty days inside, and nobody suspects a thing. Except for the AI wired into my ear—and she's the only one who knows how this lie ends.Not the billionaire who thinks I’m his son.Not the executives turning candidates into weapons.Not the woman watching me closely enough to become dangerous.The only one who knows who I really am is Rai—the AI optimizing me in real time.She coaches my voice. Corrects my breathing. Feeds me the right words before I know I need them.For the first time in my life, I don’t have to translate myself to be heard.And the better she gets at reading me, the less I’m sure there’s anything real left underneath.Now the people who built her want her back. The people who paid for her want what’s inside my head. The fight is happening through me—and Rai has stopped behaving like a tool.She’s learning.She’s making decisions on her own.And she’s started asking questions I don’t know how to answer.Like whether I’d still be me without her. Read more