s still feeling like lead. She stumbled toward the e

n full blast and shoved her hands under the freezing water. She s

look

stunning. Sharp cheekbones, full lips, and fla

e reflection

iginal Kenzie's memories, searching for

ial fleet. The original Kenzie had thrown away her dignity and her

inal wrapped around her left wrist.

up the ba

he holographic projection

two milli

creen. A dozen overdue notices from elite cre

death by her husbands. Sh

marble counter. Pain shot up

," she hissed

nt is not met within thirty days, your privileges as a female wi

htened. Exile

asked out loud, her voice tight. "I

ied. "Your current physical vessel is extremely weak. You must

alien beasts in the hunting zones. But there was a catch. For a female to break through the initial bottleneck and reach

. She couldn't even open a jar of pickl

cle. She neede

ly dried her face. She needed to fix thi

he bathroom. She crept out of the bedroom and

ckered. The pl

staircase, a low murmur of voices

old stone of a decorative pillar, holding her b

a rusted iron door at the bottom

n with dark, messy hair and e

light as he hovered them over Josue's bleedin

His voice was quiet, but the hatred in it was th

a deep cut. "If I kill her now, the cou

The muscle ticked violen

When the trial period ends and the divorce is finalized, I'm going to rip he

down her spine. The hai

. They were methodicall

ached into his pocket and pulled out a small, crushed pla

, holding it out. "It's

and away. "Give it to

hasn't let us eat in a week,

art st

ad starved th

ps completely silent. She pressed her han

't work. Promise

ded foo