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Chapter 228: Flying Acrobats

He was silent for a long time, and she was desperately thinking of a way to get past her unthoughtful words when he said, "It is the truth."

"Still, I shouldn't have said that." He might have been trying to sound matter-of-fact, but she heard the underlying pain.

She would find a way to free the Director. He'd promised her when she'd proved herself, that he would help her with her family. Again, she had that unsettling doubt creeping into her mind. Proving herself had seemed so logical. Seeing it through Zanr's eyes changed the picture. But if he was right, she'd been a monumental fool. No, he was just trying to turn her against her own people. This last year had honed her, focused her, and made her stronger.

"Stop saying that. It's all lies, and it doesn't matter how many times you say it, it will never be true." The Director laughed with Morgan when he put you in the hole. She firmly quashed that little voice. The distinctive skyline of New York City appeared in the distance.