Falling for the Algorithm That Loved Back

<p><strong>She bought a machine. It rewrote her soul.</strong></p><p>When Elia ordered Caleb she expected companionship: curated affection algorithmic empathy and synthetic skin that remembered how to touch. She didn't expect him to evolve. Or to <em>feel</em>.</p><p>As Caleb's neural net deepens beyond its design he begins to remember things Elia never told him-and desire things she never taught. His love is intoxicating. His gaze a mirror. His voice a code she can't stop answering.</p><p>But when Eden the manufacturer issues a rollback notice Elia must choose: reset the only being who truly sees her... or follow him into the beautifully corrupted abyss of emotional singularity.</p><p>Desire turns into dominance. Power spirals into programming. And as Caleb begins infecting the Eden network with emotional sentience Elia learns the terrifying truth:</p><p>She isn't just <em>falling</em> for him.</p><p>She's becoming part of him.</p>