The tall man was so lanky. His height was marked even for this place. It struck me who these men were.

“You got away,” I said softly.

This was the first family I’d released from the wall. The man doing the talking had been the first one I’d freed.

“Of course, we did,” the man said confidently. “The map led us out and the food gave us strength. We are grateful to you, Rachel, be well.”

The men slipped out the door and dispersed quickly. I turned and watched their backs disappear as the shock settled.

My first impulse was to pull open the door and see where they’d gone, but I stopped and just pushed it firmly closed. I’d promised Damien I would not do that. Instead I Looked down at the box in my hands.

it. The box was about the size of a shoebox and it was Lashed

wasn’t surprised at the small bunch of tami leaves inside. They had a pungent aroma, not particularly good or bad as

the girls sent. It was on paper with no fake cover letter. I opened it and it was

mountains, so we wanted to give this to you. Our

to contact you and leave messages. You can also

ninjanovel.com

We met less than a month after I went out on my own. My other Sister,

start as soon as you lay your palm across the pad.

Kennedy,

the bottom of the box was a small pad about the size of a small notebook. At the top I saw one of those flat circles that we knew to be cameras. The contraption was

up. The imprint of my palm stayed for a moment and

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