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Stari looked me over and, apparently seeing something she liked, nodded.
“None of us knew or understood why you did what you did but Maddy believes your story. We assumed you were a Changeling in disguise or one of their pets.”
The thought alone sent a shiver up my back.
“We might not believe you but Maddy does,” Stari said, “and at the end of the day, that’s all that matters. She has agreed to accept full responsibility for you. I’ll have someone release you from your cell but if you put one step wrong, if you give any of us reason to think you’re dangerous, you’ll be locked up again so fast it’ll make your head spin.”
“I understand,” I said.
Stari turned on her heel and marched out of the room.
I let out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding and fell back onto my cot. Maddy had done it. Not only did she make them investigate the Changeling siblings but she’d worked out a way to get me out of there.
I shook my head. What a woman.
Was there anything she couldn’t do?
My skin itched and I scratched it. Fast healing made your skin feel like it was on fire. But even a Titan’s ability couldn’t overcome scars. And not only the ones on the outside.
I would be left with light scars across my chin and cheek. We had some ointments and salves that could work wonders back on my home planet. I’d need to hunt them down when I returned.
When I returned.
I couldn’t keep the smile off my face. I was going home. After all this time, I was going to see my family again.
My heart leaped in my chest. I was so excited I couldn’t stay sitting any longer. I hopped onto my feet and performed a little dance.
I would introduce Maddy to my family. They would get to learn about the woman I’d fallen head over heels in love with.
And then… what?
What would we do? Would we live with my parents and help them out on their farm? Would we return to her planet and meet her friends and family? Where would we set up our lives? Where would we choose to be?
I didn’t know. And that was what made it so exciting.
Anything was possible.
So long as I was with her, everything would work out. So long as she was by my side, nothing else mattered.
Even sooner than that, we would be in each other’s arms again. I could share a room with her, kiss her, taste her…
And no one could stop me.
This time, there would be no secrets hanging over us. No threat of death, no fake shuttlecraft sitting ready and waiting to destroy us the moment we reached it.
We would be free.
And that made everything I’d gone through worth it.
Thump.
Something thudded on the other side of the back wall of my cell. A fountain of dust dribbled onto the floor at my feet.
What the hell?
I bent down and rubbed the dust between my fingertips. It was soft and spread like paint.
Thump.
