Bound by the reach

They were never meant to choose. But some things can't be controlled.

Ariana was raised to believe in the system. In perfect pairings. In duty.

When she's matched with Kael-distant, unreadable, and nothing like the future she imagined-her world begins to crack. He's lived in Eros Reach for years, yet carries secrets no one dares to ask about. And he's angry-at her, at the system, at whatever he left behind.

Sent to a remote facility with one goal-produce three children, then return to their separate lives-Ariana tries to follow the rules. Kael refuses to play along.

But in the silence, in the stillness, something begins to change.

What happens when the person you're forced to live with becomes the only one who truly sees you?
And what if the greatest threat to the system... is falling in love?

"The system chose for them. But the heart never follows orders."