ONCE A CHILD SOLDIER OF THE FEMALE DOMINION, SACET LEFT THAT LIFE BEHIND LONG AGO...
Now free from the brainwashing, Sacet would rather stay on the move with her adopted brother, Eno, doing her best to forget her past.
When super-powered soldiers wi...
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'I will never understand why you saved her,' my grandfather said from behind the tent wall. 'Stop pretending she's your flesh and blood. She's one of them. Sooner or later, she'll snap and hurt your son.'
I crept over the hot sand, careful not to make any noise. I placed my hands on the matted animal-skin wall and leaned closer to hear them talking about me. My family's shadows were visible through the tarp as vague and blurry silhouettes.
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Dad gave a gruff sigh. 'I'm sickof having this conversation.'
'Aberym, Sacet is a part of our family now,' my mother chimed in. 'And we will protect her.'
Would I get in trouble if they knew I was listening in? No, I had a rightto know.
'I'm not asking to kill her, Enni,' my grandfather replied. 'But she shouldn't be here with our people.'
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I gasped, then held my breath as his outline moved closer to the wall I was hiding behind. I knew he hated me, but not that much.
'That's not for youto decide,' my father replied.
My grandfather sighed and I saw his silhouette lower, perhaps to sit. 'Today I spied on her. She used her powers again to make a portal from here all the way to the lake without seeing it. Now, imagine if she had training...'
