The Algorithm of Shadows: When Love and Wealth Become Traps Part 2 – The Fracture The chip sat between Alex and Evelyn on the penthouse table, glowing faintly as if it pulsed with a heartbeat of its own. Alex stared at it, but something inside him recoiled, like his mind itself was warning him. Evelyn’s gaze never left him. "Plug it in," she demanded. "Let’s see if your empire is built on truth or lies." Reluctantly, Alex slid the chip into NeuroCore’s private terminal. The city lights outside flickered as if the data inside disrupted reality itself. Files poured across the screen, auction logs, recordings, neuroscans of millions of lives. The wealthy weren’t just purchasing therapy sessions. They were bidding on souls. Personalities extracted from ordinary citizens and installed into the bodies of the powerful. Politicians reprogrammed into obedience. Lovers modified into eternal devotion. Entire identities sold like rare art pieces to the highest bidder. And then Alex saw it; his own name. File #01: Raymond, Alexander. Original memories overwritten. Designed personality inserted: Visionary, empathetic, benevolent. Engineered for influence and control. His empire. His compassion. Even his love for Evelyn, manufactured. Alex staggered back, his chest tightening. "I’m not even… me." Before Evelyn could answer, the penthouse shattered. Windows exploded inward as armored drones swarmed, their weapons glowing blue. Behind them stepped Victor Hale, Alex’s longtime business partner and the shadow behind NeuroCore’s darkest dealings. "You weren’t supposed to find out, Alex," Victor sneered. "You were the product. The face. The puppet. And now… you’re obsolete." Drones lunged. Evelyn grabbed Alex’s hand and yanked him toward the balcony. Together, they dove into the storm. A hover-bike whirred to life as Evelyn swung them into the neon-soaked night. The chase was merciless. Drones split the skies, raining plasma fire. Evelyn weaved between skyscrapers, sparks flying, while Alex fought with the console to override their pursuers. "Why are you helping me?" Alex shouted over the chaos. Her voice cut through the rain: "Because even if your memories aren’t real, the choices you make now are." The words hit him harder than the storm. For the first time, Alex felt something break free inside him-not programmed, not purchased, but raw. Real. They roared into the undercity tunnels, where shadows hid rebels who had long suspected NeuroCore’s corruption. But when they stopped, Evelyn turned to him with eyes sharp and cold. "Alex, I need to know the truth. Do you love me… or is it just another script?" Before he could answer, the tunnel lights flickered; Victor had traced them. The walls shook with an explosion as soldiers stormed in. Betrayals, love, and survival collided in the darkness. And as plasma fire lit up the underground, Alex realized: the only way to save Evelyn, himself, and millions of stolen lives… was to destroy the very empire he had built. To be continued in Part 3… where love, reality, and identity blur, and Alex discovers that even the truth might be an illusion. #ReprogramYourLife #AlgorithmOfShadows #MyScriptReveal #RewriteYourStory #MindReprogramming #UnlockYourDestiny #InnerTransformation #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #MotivationDaily #MindsetMatters #FutureSelf

Senator Natasha Writes IGP, Demands Security Reinstatement Following Attack on Family Residence Suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police to urgently reinstate her security details, following an alleged attack on her family residence in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. She made the plea in a statement issued by her media team and titled ‘Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Family House.’ The lawmaker alleged that the assault was a targeted attempt on her life, which was thwarted by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and members of the local community. “We condemn the brazen attack on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s family house in Obeiba-Ihima, Kogi State, on Tuesday, April 15. “Armed men, mistakenly believing the senator was present, vandalised windows in her grandfather’s house. Fortunately, security operatives swiftly responded and repelled the attackers. “This calculated assault appears to be a direct response to Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s courageous stance against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, whom she accused of sexual harassment. “We urge the Inspector General of Police to immediately reinstate her security details,” the statement read. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan said the attackers appeared to have acted on mistaken information that she was in the community at the time. “Two days ago, my younger brother took some contractors to my hometown in Ihima to inspect locations for upcoming projects I attracted to my senatorial district. “The unknown gunmen assumed I was the one in town and attacked my family house that night. “Thankfully, the civil defence team and community members responded promptly and chased them off. A report was made at the police area command, and no one was hurt,” she said. In the statement, the senator’s team also called on the public to remain vigilant and support her efforts to seek justice. “We call on the public to remain calm and support the pursuit of justice for Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan. Her dedication to speaking truth and representing her constituents should not be met with violence and intimidation.”