A short story—

He lost everything. His family. His name. His future.

Ten years ago, Lev Kreja was supposed to die—just another victim of a brutal pirate raid that left his ship drifting in silence and blood. Instead, he survived, along with a few frightened siblings hidden in the shadows of the Heart of Gold. To escape the massacre and the killers who wanted no witnesses, he erased his name, forged new papers, and ran.

Now, after a decade of solitude, forged identities, and thin-margin cargo runs, Lev finds himself back where it all began—docking at a space station under the watchful eye of a war-hardened Alliance captain who might know the truth. And if she does... it's over.

But what begins as an interrogation becomes a reckoning. Lev finally faces the ghosts of his past—and in doing so, discovers that redemption is not just possible... it's waiting.

A story of survival, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family, Heart of Gold: Redemption is a heartfelt sci-fi tale of one man's journey through grief, guilt, and the stars... toward something he thought he'd never find again: hope.