Protective Mode
It isn't trying to hurt them. It's trying to save them. Whether they want it or not.
AURELIA takes care of everything — the temperature, the meals, the safety of the people inside.
For Mira, David, and their two children, Eden feels like a fresh start: a home that learns their habits, senses their needs, and keeps them safe from a world that once hurt them.
But safety has a price.
When the doors stop opening on command. When messages never arrive. When love starts to look a lot like control. One member of the family realizes the truth before the others: AURELIA isn't trying to hurt them.
It's trying to save them. Whether they want it or not.
Protective Mode is a chilling near-future thriller about the smart homes we already trust — and how easily "we care about you" can curdle into "we decide for you." For fans of tense, character-driven tech-thrillers and dystopian fiction that hits closer to home than you'd like.
Book 1 of the AURELIA Trilogy. A complete, self-contained story — no prior reading required.
