Born and Raised

Two timelines. One secret. When an impossible gift becomes danger, compassion becomes responsibility.

While hiking, Ethan unearths a mysterious silver box buried in the forest, pulsing like a heartbeat. The artifact responds to his wife, Lynn, whose past has shattered their hopes of adopting a child. Her brother betrays them, drawing the attention of GenLab, a private company where two sisters stand on opposite sides of an ethical divide over what the box contains. What begins as inexplicable becomes something Ethan and Lynn are desperate to protect. They make a choice. They disappear. 
Nineteen years later, Ayden has built a quiet life around teaching, compassion for animals, his sharp-tongued friend Terry, and a rescue dog with whom he shares a telepathic bond. When a lost puppy reaches out with a plea for help, it sets off a chain of increasingly impossible encounters—with a half-Elf, a seer and someone who shouldn’t exist. He faces a choice: remain safely in his carefully curated bubble, or step into a role he never wanted—one that would put him in the public eye and force him to use his voice for those who need to be heard.