Chapter Thirty-One
FEARLESS“We’re alike, you and me. We follow the rules but make exceptions. Like now. You think you have just cause in breaking the camp rules by leaving. I understand. Sometimes rules need breaking for the good of others. But not now. Come back and we’ll chat.” Tina morphed into the role of camp counsellor. She curved her lips into a smile and tried to appear amenable.
Phoenix shook her head. Tina’s words struck at the heart of her self image and she squirmed beneath the comparison. This damn camp had broken her. Lexi, Kirwan and the refugees had exerted their influence over her carefully crafted discipline and wrecked everything. Phoenix ground her teeth so hard in her jaw it caused her temples to ache. She shook her head again and her fingers gripped the lunge rope.
