RHYSAND The house was quiet, too quiet. I didn’t know if I should hate it or like it that way. But the voices in my head were unnecessarily loud today. So a little noise would have been appreciated. And then there is Lisa in my bed, who flinches whenever I go close to her. Who might have been abused last night all because I was slow. The doctor said she was going to keep the results of all the tests they had confidential until Lisa is ready to share it herself. Lucien didn’t want to see me. Not that he said anything, but I got that from the fact that he wasn’t here waiting for me this morning. Yesterday was hell for everyone. We were trying to recover software that was messed with and we’d stayed late up until midnight trying to secure the border, while simultaneously trying to find t

