A sharp sci-fi short story of guilt, love, and defiance. The Center Complex, a gleaming haven of the privileged elite, tosses scraps to the wretches scraping by in the city’s decaying slums. When sixteen-year-old scavenger Kai breaches its walls during a riot, chasing wealth, he faces a choice that could shatter the divide, driven by a secret that unveils a plot twist you won’t see coming.
Dystopian
Artificial Intelligence
Futuristic
Rebellion
Survival
Postapocalyptic
Robots
Genetic Engineering
Healing
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ (5.0) (3)
GenreScience Fiction, Dystopia
Length34 mins
Publish dateNov 18, 2025
LanguageEnglish
About the author
Scott McMillan
Scott McMillan is a multi-genre author known for weaving tapestries of interwoven story arcs with plot twists, themes of moral ambiguity, and a well-crafted relationship at the heart of every story. Raised in Wisconsin, he spent a decade in the Air Force, traveling through 36 countries and nearly every U.S. state, often in places that felt ripped from a spy novel. Those experiences sparked a knack for turning life into fanciful stories more vivid than memory. After three decades in Colorado, Scott traded snow shovels for sunshine and now writes from Florida, usually with a dog at his side.View all audiobooks by Scott McMillan
