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Aging mafia Don Salvatore Padronelli, a.k.a. the Padre, is furious when fanatical terrorists capture his beloved daughter and grandson on a trip to Egypt. Fed up with diplomatic caution that prolongs their captivity, the Padre and his loyal henchman cleverly insinuate themselves into the White House and hold the President and his wife hostage. Now the Padre calls the shots on getting the President to take steps to release his family.

After a devastating tragedy, software engineer Damien Reiss signs up for a cutting-edge neural-sync MMO called Eidolon—a procedurally generated fantasy world that builds itself from the subconscious minds of its players. It promises full immersion, total escape, and a fresh start. But the system is still learning… and when it finds gaps in its code, it fills them with his memories. His fears. His grief.

We never had a chance, him and me. We were ruined before we began. And now? We were still just as broken, but I needed his help. My feelings for Gabriel Romero would remain locked away because to navigate through the tangled mess of my life, they had to. Besides, some things can’t be fixed, and we were irreparably damaged. I’d made sure of that long ago.