For three years they called me a freak—and I stayed silent—until they touched my little sister in front of everyone, and the truth I buried finally came out and changed everything.

any system. We were fugitives now, with every remaining asset, record, and safe place erased in the fallout.

But as I looked down at Lily, something unexpected settled inside me: clarity. Not peace exactly—but truth without disguise. We had no home, no past, no guarantee of survival. But we had each other. And for the first time, there was no mask left continue reading …