CHAPTER SEVENTEENBonded
I didn’t expect Limah’s reaction to my gift. Unsure of what I thought he might do, I watched as a cruel laugh slipped from between his lips. His fingers balled into fists and sullenness shrouded his broad shoulders. Stalking from the room, he slammed the door behind him. Dust and pebbles cascaded around my head and I coughed against their invasion of my lungs. I imagined gratitude but as always, got none.
Lying on the bed, I closed my eyes and shifted to find a comfortable position. Relief at the thought of escaping my reluctant subjects vied with trepidation and fear. The outside world offered pain and terror, coupled with the certainty of death. Neither seemed attractive. The line between the Outer and my virtual world had died with the ruination of the hive. Ye
