SACRIFICE & STRATEGY
Kiera's POV
They gathered within the hour. Mika. Tera. Ash. Doc. Scarlet. The room was packed. I stood at the head of the table and spelled it out simply.
“The East is arriving in three days. They have Rylan hostage. Beaten. Chained. They’re five times our numbers, or worse. Rylan's message was clear. Run. Take Kai and Luna with you and flee the settlement."
The room erupted. Everyone talking. Shouting. I gave them a minute and then lifted my hand.
"I need options. Real options."
Mika spoke first. "We fight. We've beaten worse. GENESIS had better weapons and we beat them.
"GENESIS was divided," Tera countered. "The East is unified. Disciplined. Trained for decades. It's not the same."
"So we give up?" Mika demanded.
“I mean — be realistic,” Tera said. “We are
