They said Elara was lucky: love, a lunar homestead, a chance to build forever under thin skies. But luck tastes like metal on your tongue — sharp, cold, almost bitter.

In this first installment of Lunar Collateral, Elara and Dorian chase fragile promises across a settlement carved out of dust and silence. Contracts offer security, but debts run deeper than oxygen lines, and trust can fracture faster than lunar regolith under pressure.

Part 1: The Dream is the beginning of a sci-fact journey into survival, love, and the thin line between commitment and collateral.

Find audio narrations of each chapter on YouTube at The Zenith Anthology.