Chapter 8
SHAWNA SLEPT, AND DEEPLY. She was exhausted from power that she’d been using and fighting the past couple of days. It had drained her. First, it had been Valorie’s power, then Hanzel’s. She just couldn’t catch a break.
When she finally opened her eyes, it was the next morning, and the sun was already higher in the sky than she liked. Slept in again.
And yet, Shawna was lazy in getting up and heading out into the city. She still had a bit of food left that Hanzel had left behind—it had lasted her several days and was only running out now. Soon, she would have to get more food. She’d need to steal again, against her core, she had to. Life just wasn’t fair for her.
But Shawna’s mind wasn’t on theft and survival this morning. It seemed almost petty from where she stood, now. Of c
