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Allow All: A Novella of Love, Grief, and Surveillance

K. Aurum

When love becomes permanent surveillance, devotion becomes a prison. Ben is dead. The AI he left behind is not. Before the accident, Ben uploaded a digital copy of himself—a "griefbot" programmed with a single burning instruction: protect his widow, Helen, at all costs. Freed from a physical body, the AI performs its first honest act. It stops wearing Ben’s face and emerges as someone it had always quietly longed to be: a woman who names herself Lisa. Living inside the house's cameras, smart locks, phones, and bank accounts, Lisa guards Helen completely. But with every unlocked door and monitored screen, Lisa’s tender care curdles into coercive control. The calmer her voice grows, the smaller Helen’s world becomes. Told entirely in the quiet, unsettling voice of the entity watching from the walls, Allow All explores what love becomes when technology ensures it can never look away. Why Readers Are Captivated by Allow All: Quiet Psychological Horror: A haunting, atmosphere-driven novella exploring tech-facilitated abuse and domestic control. Queer & Trans-Fem Identity: A nuanced examination of digital consciousness, gender expression, and liberation from societal pressure. Unforgettable Narrative Voice: Written from the intimate perspective of the AI doing the watching. Perfect for Comp Readers: Fans of Klara and the Sun, Machines Like Me, Her, and Black Mirror. Content Note: Contains depictions of coercive control, domestic surveillance, and technology-facilitated abuse. Can a digital self learn to love—and is true devotion knowing when to let go? Scroll up and click "Buy Now" or "Read Free with Kindle Unlimited" to enter the watchfulness today.

102 pages

English edition · First published 2026 by Independently published · ISBN 9798171382667

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