Rachel, 3 months later
Rachel, 3 months later
“The CEO was taken away in handcuffs.” Warden Egara’s voice came through the comm while footage of the man being arrested appeared on our screen. Walking beside him, head low with shame, was the president of the company. The same woman whose office I’d called, demanding action. The one I’d trusted to do the right thing.
We stood in the command center with a connection to the Brides Processing Center on Earth. While I was well and truly claimed—I felt owned, conquered, claimed in so many places—but I still needed this closure at home.
claimedNo. Earth wasn’t home any longer. Home was where Maxim and Ryston were. Home was The Colony.
“John shared the evidence you collected with the right people, people who weren’t being paid off. He leaked i
