She trusted her best friend with her life. And that was the last mistake she ever made. Aster Vale, once the rising star of Starweave Corp—the empire that controlled the virtual universe—was betrayed on the night of her greatest achievement. Her fiancé and her best friend conspired to erase her, body and code alike. Discarded like corrupted data, she was devoured by the very system she helped build. But destiny is a glitch. Reborn three years earlier and bonded to a mysterious outlaw system known only as Glitch Queen, Aster returns—not as a victim, but as a weapon. No longer bound by the rules of the system, she becomes the bug that no one can track, no one can control. Her mission: expose the rot at the heart of Starweave and destroy everyone who played a part in her downfall. From lowly intern to corporate infiltrator, Aster claws her way back into the system’s core, spinning a web of vengeance that pulls in her enemies one by one. With every manipulated project and every backfired betrayal, she reminds them: the glitch is watching. But revenge isn’t clean—and the deeper she dives into the shadows of Starweave, the more she uncovers truths that shake even her rage-fueled resolve. Secrets buried in code. Lies written in blood. And a man in white who may be her enemy… or her only chance at freedom. When the system you created wants you dead, there’s only one rule: Break everything. Burn everyone. And never, ever trust again.