The summer of love was beautiful, but Maya knew that nothing lasted forever. She'd learned that lesson the hard way, in the years before she'd found Nowhere. She'd learned that happiness was fragile, that peace was fleeting, that the world had a way of reminding you of its cruelty when you least expected it. She'd learned to savor the good moments, to hold them close, to let them carry her through the dark times. And she'd learned that when the dark times came, she had to face them head-on, with courage and strength and the support of the people she loved. She'd learned that she was stronger than she'd ever imagined, that she could endure more than she'd ever believed, that she could survive anything as long as she had her family by her side.
So when the first signs of trouble appeared, s
