Seventeen years later....
Lily's POV
I could smell the ocean from where I sat. The smell was always calming to me. It's why I often would sit on the rocking chair on my front porch when I just needed a moment. A moment of peace. I'm not saying my life hasn't been peaceful the last seventeen years. It's just been quiet. Even lonely at times. I found it hard to make friends because I felt I was being deceitful. I did what was expected of me at social gatherings, and I did everything right. Lying was just something that I had really struggled with. The life we gave the kids is something I will never regret. They have lived with no fear, and that's all I ever wanted for them.
Myles is the head trainer and is feared by most of the teens here. Hell, most of the grown men. I think he gets a sl
