The Continuum

In a near-future where safety is measured, grief is scored, and parenthood is something you must earn, Mara Wilkins enters the Continuum Parenting Sim to prove she is fit to have a child. For thirty days, she will raise a calibration son—an artificial life designed to test her capacity for love, regulation, and release.

Cal is not supposed to feel real.
He is not supposed to grow this fast.
And Mara is not supposed to love him like this.

As Cal accelerates through childhood inside their monitor...