Sable Thorn: Byte Size Terror Book 1 Unstable Sable

It is the year 2700 AD, where Cooper Bartholomew has been by himself for years with his faithful robotic bodyguard Zophiel.  However, that's all about to change when an old flame - Layla Misek returns with a research team.  She wants to impress him so much, she attempts to create a cartoon character AI known as Sable Thorn.  However, something is off with Sable as he is too sentient and decides to play the game of divide and conquer with the rest of her research team.