CHAPTER FIFTEENHibernation
The hive expelled me as she meant and I expected to find myself back in Galveston’s prison. A damp surface absorbed my fall as cold wound itself around my bones. Ice formed on my lashes. I couldn’t summon the energy to move. I curled into a ball and remained where I fell. Sonora’s words brought confusion instead of the clarity she intended. My little understanding of life dwindled to nothing and I wished myself dead. Everyone including Bliss had lied about my mother. If I couldn’t trust the women meant to protect and nurture me, I was beyond lost. I learned the difference between loneliness and being utterly alone. I’d been playing at it. The reality hurt worse than Sonora’s sting. I no longer wished to be anyone’s pawn. Hopelessness reigned over my spirit.
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