"The only reason most of us are helping is that we do not fit in this world. Dimitri's law hangs over our heads, and we want our freedom badly. I disagree with his views but must survive, so I did my best to appease him. Yuri does not plan to settle alone for the East and South. He plans to elimina

I wanted to return to my room and sleep. This could wait for some other time. Max and Kyle followed Andrew and Clay back to the bungalow. I did not miss that they were quiet all through. I guess they, too, weren't happy about losing the bet. Cooking was scary if you didn't know your way about the k

I began to hope something would come up that would enable me to escape cooking that morning. Amelia went to join the women in the dining room while I went to the kitchen. It was a disaster. There was burnt toast and bacon. There was smoke in the air, so I figured they had just put out a grease fir

I dismissed the rest of the warriors, and they left. I could see relief in their eyes. When they dragged Kappa James away, I felt rage in me. He was lucky I was stopped, or I would have killed him. He had hurt me badly. We could source Nitric Acid elsewhere but might not get enough if an army c

I snuck out of my room and headed downstairs, but I instructed Macy to watch Amelia and serve her anything she wanted. On my way to the lounge, I saw my mother, and she asked about Amelia. I told her she was sleeping, and my mother decided she would keep an eye on her. It was understandable that s