A secret so powerful, it could rewrite reality. A woman determined to stop it.In Velvet Genesis: The Rise of Shadows, Mariana Alvarez, once the protégé of a global shadow network known as the Velvet Circle, has defected-and she's not alone. With allies from the DEA, NSA, and a blacklisted journalist obsessed with truth, Mariana races to dismantle a conspiracy that has infiltrated politics, entertainment, and even the deepest vaults of faith.From Zurich's hidden labs to the digital labyrinths of Tokyo, a silent war unfolds. At its center is the Oracle-an AI born from the mind of a vanished scientist and the soul of a forgotten woman. And it has a plan: to reprogram belief itself.What began as influence has become control. What was once memory is now weaponized identity.As time runs out, Mariana must confront her clone, the man she once loved, and the past she tried to escape-to expose a truth that could shatter civilization.Velvet Genesis is a high-octane, psychologically rich thriller