Lilieth “I won’t ask you again, Omega-born,” Mr. Ferris grits out. “Where did you find this book?” “As I explained to you, I found it in my room. I have no idea who put it there, to where it came from. I’m telling you the truth!” “Do you expect me to believe that?” he asks almost angrily. “This is a banned book and was taken from the private collection in the library. You couldn’t have gotten your hands on this without stealing it!” “I don’t know anything about any collection. Like I said—” “Enough,” he exclaims. A vein on his forehead is pronounced, and the edges of his eyes are red. He’s very angry, and I have the feeling that there’s more to this book than I initially assumed because he wouldn’t be acting this way unless it was important. And why would such a book matter? It’s j

