Purity's Daily Betrayal

In the Commonwealth of Meridiana, the Social Welfare Administration was meant to heal—until it became the tool of the Preemptive Justice Corps. When Eleanor Voss, a woman fighting fibromyalgia and depression, is secretly flagged as a "latent offender" by an algorithm, her most routine trip to the welfare office transforms into a nightmare. Hunted in a society where neighbors are encouraged to report any deviation as a sign of criminal potential, Eleanor discovers that true horror does not lie in the act of killing, but in watching every familiar, comforting structure—medicine, support, the kindness of strangers—instantly become the machinery of her annihilation.