In the year 3050, perfection is pre-programmed. Every citizen is linked, tracked, and optimized—except for Elara. Spawning into a world of chrome and floating spires with nothing but her "vintage" DNA and modern-day instincts, Elara is a biological impossibility. She has no neural ports, no digital footprint, and a natural, curvy beauty that the age of sleek synthetics has long forgotten. When she crash-lands into the life of Prince Cassian Valerius, she becomes the most dangerous glitch in his perfect empire. He is a man of data; she is a woman of feeling. In the silent, golden halls of the Apex Palace, Cassian must decide if Elara is a relic to be studied, a political weapon to be used, or the only real thing he’s ever loved.