Chapter 10
Through a second-floor bedroom window, the sky glowed softly then brightened to hues of pink and blue as if someone pulled a tinted lens over the glass. Lareina sat on the window seat, knees drawn up to her chin, cheek rested against the glass. For her entire life she’d been focused on the horizon, running toward the sun, away from it, never succeeding in catching it or escaping herself. At first she didn’t have a choice and the ORI administrators moved her against her will. Then she walked to San Antonio with the hope of finding her family but never uncovered the lead to take her to a new city. Galloway forcing her out of San Antonio made her realize she’d become a victim of her own life instead of taking charge and fighting for what she wanted. If she couldn’t have the family
