The Future We Choose

When inventor Rowan Hale’s groundbreaking prototype nearly explodes during a high-stakes demo, operations director Tessa Morgan is the one who shuts it down—and gets saddled with babysitting the brilliant, reckless genius. With only two weeks to salvage the project or lose funding, the pair is forced into uneasy partnership: his instinct for creative chaos clashing with her demand for order.

Late nights in the lab turn charged as they rebuild the device together, trading barbs that slowly give way to reluctant respect—and an attraction neither can ignore. But old wounds surface when Tessa’s former partner arrives, and sabotage threatens to destroy everything they’ve built. As pressure mounts from investors and their own fears of repeating past mistakes, Rowan and Tessa must decide whether they can trust each other enough to risk both their careers and their hearts.

In a world that rewards vision or precision—but rarely both—they discover that the future they choose might be the one they create together.