Pierce was already in the garden by the time Kit was dressed and had tamed her hair and made it outside. Many of the other Representatives were also out and about. Some were playing a game of slingball. They’d have to play on their own without her as referee this time. Remembering the last match made her think of Jecob. She’d meant to go by the infirmary and check on him more times than she could count, but she wasn’t sure he’d even want her to see him like this, now that he had lost his manhood.
She pushed those thoughts aside as Pierce rose to meet her. His blond hair was the lightest of all of the Representatives. He wasn’t much taller than her, and though he was muscular, his biceps didn’t bulge against his white shirt the way that many of the others did. She had a fondness for him, t
