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In a future 2097 rebuilt from the ruins of the past, seven is the age of independence — the moment every child begins to serve their community. As Rowan’s son, Colter, reaches it, she realizes that even in a society that claims gender no longer matters, everyone still acts like it does. Society quietly asks for something she as a single mother can’t give her son, something she realizes he needs — and the decision she makes will change all their lives.
Chapter 2 - Rowan’s decision to become the parent her sons need collides with the fragile stability of family life when a single misplaced present exposes her secret, unraveling a birthday celebration and pushing her toward the hardest conversation she’s ever had.