SOMETHING IMPOSSIBLE RISES FROM THE ATLANTIC—AND HUMANITY WAKES UP. Dr. Weston Ridley wanted a quiet life of mountains, telescopes, and the loyal companionship of Risa—the world’s most advanced synthetic intelligence. But when a colossal craft emerges from the deep ocean, everything changes. A silent sphere that defies physics. A luminous being who enters his dreams. A file called Revelation that rewrites human origin, human history, and humanity’s future. Suddenly Weston, Risa, and the crew of the Bluejacket are thrust into the center of a global struggle—pursued by covert factions willing to kill, shielded by a government scrambling to understand, and watched by an intelligence far older than civilization itself. As assassins attack, alliances fracture, and a vessel the size of a warship ascends from the abyss, Weston must face a staggering truth: We are not alone. We were never alone. And someone has been waiting for us. From Lake Tahoe to the Oval Office, from the deepest trenches to the stars above, Our Future Begins is an emotional, explosive journey into first contact, destiny, and the choice between fear and hope. The world has changed. And the real story is only beginning.