CHAPTER 6. A STRONG TEAM
For a while after returning to his childhood home, Alex seemed paralyzed, trying to recover from recent events. Not too long ago, he had uncovered shocking evidence of a “system” that thwarts people who are planning significant changes in the world—most often, these individuals have “two crowns” on their heads. That was why Alex had fled Green Valley, and on the eve of his departure, he had come face-to-face with an “agent” named Tom. Now, back within the familiar walls of his youth, he finally had a moment to gather his thoughts.
Sometimes Alex would sit on the wooden porch for hours, gazing at the overgrown yard where, as a nine-year-old, he used to kick a ball around and listen to his grandfather’s tales—stories filled with astonishing, sometimes unbelievable
