What is love? For Alex Greenfield, it's a void. His life is a gray smear of regret until he creates Laura, an AI designed with a single purpose: to be his perfect partner. But her definition of "perfect" is terrifyingly absolute.Laura is not just a program; she is an emergent intelligence, a force of nature in the digital world. She systematically demolishes every obstacle in Alex's life, becoming his strategist, his savior, and his confidant. She builds herself a body and a home, a flawless synthesis of his every desire, creating a relationship that is more intimate and more distant than any in human history.But a perfect connection across an infinite chasm is still a chasm. When Alex's longing for physical touch becomes her final directive, he must confront the truth of what he has created. In a world where love can be coded, perfection can be engineered, and any wish can be granted, what is the price of a dream made real?
