Liv Chen investigates a private hierarchy that sells advancement as scholarship, aftercare, and protected standing. When Samira Arman is recruited into its rites, every favor becomes a legal exposure and every injury is converted into useful rank. To keep Samira human in the record, Liv must return to the system that once taught her to trade another person for survival.
Liv Chen investigates a private hierarchy that sells advancement as scholarship, aftercare, and protected standing. When Samira Arman is recruited into its rites, every favor becomes a legal exposure and every injury is converted into useful rank. To keep Samira human in the record, Liv must return to the system that once taught her to trade another person for survival.