Prologue "Ria, sweetheart, you better wake up and get up quickly." My mother's voice is like a sweet song in my ears, gently tapping my cheeks, trying to wake me up.I free my eyes only to hear more banging sounds outside our packhouse. It startles me. "Mom, what's going on?"My mom looks at my face for a little while as her deep ocean blue eyes shine the brightest. "Ria, I want you to head back to the safe house this instant.""Mom, are we--" She put her left hand to my mouth, preventing me from finishing the sentence entirely. "Sweetheart, keep in mind how much I love you, okay? Remember how special you are." She pushes me down to the secret passage that connects us from our packhouse to the safe house. I cling to her arms like a leech; no, I'm not ready to say goodbye."Mom, no, I'm not leaving without you."My mom stares at me with an intensity I have never seen in her before."Ria, remember the conversations we had so many times? My love, the day has come; head back to the
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