They gave them choices. They were all lies.

In the isolated city of Seraphis, love is a calculated algorithm and choice is an illusion.

Calla and Zeph have grown up believing the Department of Life Structuring knows best—assigning careers, dictating daily routines, and most importantly, selecting their perfect life partners. But as their rites of passage into adulthood approach, cracks begin to show in their meticulously ordered world.

When Zeph receives a shocking Work Assignment that defies all logic, and Calla discovers a way to breach the city's omnipresent surveillance, they glimpse something their society has forbidden: genuine connection. Their stolen moments together reveal a dangerous truth—they've fallen for each other in a world where the heart has no say.

In the shadows of Seraphis, the Choose Movement is stirring. This underground resistance promises something revolutionary: the power to choose their own destinies.

As Calla and Zeph are drawn deeper into the uprising, they must decide what they're willing to sacrifice for love and freedom. Because in a society built on control, the greatest act of rebellion is following your heart—even if it destroys everything you've ever known.

Some choices are worth the consequences.

This futuristic YA thriller is a clean coming-of-age story of soulmates set in an isolated society in the mountains with a dual POV. It features a bold, resourceful girl, and a strong, logical boy who are both willing to take risks for forbidden love. Together with friends and mentors, they must uncover the hidden agenda of a controlling government in a surveillance state, and fight the rules that are written to keep them apart.