She stole a syndicate’s deadliest secret. Now, she belongs to the three most dangerous men in the city.
Odesa Lin is a memory smuggler from the slums of Sector 4, surviving by carrying the secrets of the underworld. But when a heist goes catastrophically wrong, she is forced to do the unthinkable: to keep a rival syndicate’s master ledger out of the wrong hands, she uploads it directly into her Cortex-9 neural implant.
Now, the data is biologically tethered to her autonomic nervous system.
She is immediately captured by Torian Dax, the ruthless and immaculate Architect of the Obsidian Spire. To extract the data, Torian relies on his lethal inner circle: Malek Rove, an elegant strategist who thrives on interrogation, and Jaro Kross, a massive, weaponized cybernetic enforcer. But the syndicate men quickly discover a fatal catch. The ledger contains a hostile burn-lock that reads fear as a threat. If they torture her, the data degrades and cooks her brain stem. The only way to unlock the empire trapped inside her head is through voluntary arousal, low cortisol, and intense, pleasurable sensory engagement.
Forced to negotiate her survival, Odesa demands terms from her captors. What begins as a desperate, high-stakes extraction blurs into a dangerous game of possession, trust, and fierce physical chemistry. As rival assassins and corrupt syndicates hunt them down, Odesa refuses to remain a helpless captive. She must navigate her explosive connection with Torian, Malek, and Jaro, transforming herself from a smuggled prize into the queen of their empire.
Tropes Included:
Odesa Lin is a memory smuggler from the slums of Sector 4, surviving by carrying the secrets of the underworld. But when a heist goes catastrophically wrong, she is forced to do the unthinkable: to keep a rival syndicate’s master ledger out of the wrong hands, she uploads it directly into her Cortex-9 neural implant.
Now, the data is biologically tethered to her autonomic nervous system.
She is immediately captured by Torian Dax, the ruthless and immaculate Architect of the Obsidian Spire. To extract the data, Torian relies on his lethal inner circle: Malek Rove, an elegant strategist who thrives on interrogation, and Jaro Kross, a massive, weaponized cybernetic enforcer. But the syndicate men quickly discover a fatal catch. The ledger contains a hostile burn-lock that reads fear as a threat. If they torture her, the data degrades and cooks her brain stem. The only way to unlock the empire trapped inside her head is through voluntary arousal, low cortisol, and intense, pleasurable sensory engagement.
Forced to negotiate her survival, Odesa demands terms from her captors. What begins as a desperate, high-stakes extraction blurs into a dangerous game of possession, trust, and fierce physical chemistry. As rival assassins and corrupt syndicates hunt them down, Odesa refuses to remain a helpless captive. She must navigate her explosive connection with Torian, Malek, and Jaro, transforming herself from a smuggled prize into the queen of their empire.
Tropes Included:
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem: She doesn't have to pick just one.
Dark Cyberpunk Romance: A gritty, high-tech dystopian world of cybernetics and syndicates.
Enemies to Lovers / Captor to Captive: From hostile hostage to commanded devotion.
Forced Proximity: Locked together in a heavily guarded, luxurious subterranean fortress.
Protective MMCs / Touch Her and Die: Three lethal, morally gray men who will burn the city for her.
Badass FMC: A resilient survivor who weaponizes her own mind to conquer her captors.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Used availability for Alisson Bento's Neural Obsession