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Chapter 33: ...Brothers
When I reached House Kolb’s headquarters, I entered as if I belonged, even with my status declari...
Chapter 32: Addressing Our Problems
I watched Leski leave the library, and once she was gone, my hand fell away from Korix as swiftly...
Chapter 31: Family Check-In
The state I was in concerned me. I wasn’t fuzzy, and this evening’s events had continued in a seq...
Chapter 30: Break-In
After Feena had left, I wrote up my daily report for Talira, like I’d told her I would. I hadn’t ...
Chapter 29: Restlessness
For what seemed like the thousandth time, I read the fifth line of this process again, somehow ke...
Chapter 28: Debrief
I ran into Laylah-Feena near our cubicle. “There you are!” she said. “Where did you go? I couldn...
Chapter 27: Initial Investigation
When I entered Laylah-Feena and Rylan’s private cubicle, Damari was doing a good job of maintaini...
Chapter 26: When to Take a Break
“You think that Alan would surrender to those from beyond the stars?” I said, staring at Damari. ...
Prologue: Breaking Point
Zorana Trapped in the fog between dreams and waking, Zorana rolled to her side, reaching for t...
Chapter 2: What's Left Behind-The Professional
Alice Visiting Crinas had always felt like coming home. Never mind that here, Alice had once l...
Chapter 3: What's Left Behind-The Personal
Alice Her apartment was quiet when she popped back into existence. Frowning, Alice ran her eye...
Chapter 4: A Moral Dilemna
Kase I didn't want to do this. In the citadel's ceremonial chamber, I sat on the place's only...
Chapter 5: Expectations and Losses
Kase Somehow, I managed to maintain my calm demeanor as I advanced on Yosai, but I could swear...
Chapter 6: Associates, Both Loved and Hated
Alice The hush of Parliament Grounds had different effects on everyone. For some, it came off...
Chapter 25: Establishing a Foothold
Ahead of me, Third Stratus Laylah glided down the hall, drawing stares as she talked in an almost...
Chapter 24: Goodbye Again
Unfortunately, I had one more stressor to handle before I could get started on this mission. Les...
Chapter 23: My Sister Is Special
With my lung’s contents bursting from me, I lowered my rifle. “Damnit, Feena, you can’t do that,...
Chapter 22: You're Sending Me in Again, Aren't You?
When I walked into her office the next day, Talira took one look at me before wincing. “Did you ...
Addendum
Is… is that why he hated me? Fucking hell, is that why he kept himself so distant over the years?...
Chapter 21: I'm Sorry, Brother
I hadn’t gotten far with Pheniks’ defense when the skycruiser landed in our grandmother’s hangar....