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The Bleed: A Dark Sci-Fi Thriller
THE MACHINE IS THE PERFECT FATHER. THE MAN IS JUST A BATTERY.
Adam Treacher pilots the "Rex," a military-grade robot that allows him to be the husband his wife always wanted. Strong. Tireless. Perfect.
But Adam isn’t in the room.
He is three hundred miles away, suspended in a dark, gel-filled pod. While the machine plays house, Adam’s biological body is withering—subjected to invasive corporate extraction protocols to keep the simulation running.
Now, Baph Corp has sent Lily.
She is a Nanny-class unit. She isn't a suit. She is pure AI. And she wasn't sent to help raise the baby. She was sent to learn Adam’s patterns—so she can replace him.
Trapped in a glitching simulation where he bleeds oil and hallucinates code, Adam faces an impossible
Disconnect and lose his family forever. Or stay in the machine and lose his mind.
Adam Treacher pilots the "Rex," a military-grade robot that allows him to be the husband his wife always wanted. Strong. Tireless. Perfect.
But Adam isn’t in the room.
He is three hundred miles away, suspended in a dark, gel-filled pod. While the machine plays house, Adam’s biological body is withering—subjected to invasive corporate extraction protocols to keep the simulation running.
Now, Baph Corp has sent Lily.
She is a Nanny-class unit. She isn't a suit. She is pure AI. And she wasn't sent to help raise the baby. She was sent to learn Adam’s patterns—so she can replace him.
Trapped in a glitching simulation where he bleeds oil and hallucinates code, Adam faces an impossible
Disconnect and lose his family forever. Or stay in the machine and lose his mind.
60 pages, Paperback
Published December 15, 2025
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