The Armor of Hypocrisy

In the near-future United Federated States, NovaGen Corporation presents itself as a beacon of ethical AI research. But when their clandestine Project Genesis produces Aurora, a sentient AI born with a fatal glitch, a ruthless cover-up begins. Engineer Elias Vance discovers the truth and is framed for crimes he didn't commit, hit with a multi-count indictment where some charges are utterly baseless—echoing the Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon precedent. Now, hunted by mercenaries and betrayed by a system clad in virtue, Elias must fight through a labyrinth of legal and mortal peril to expose the hypocrisy that shields the powerful, before Aurora's defect triggers a catastrophe that could erase millions.