Chapter 83

Saying goodbye to my sister is never easy. It wasn't when I was leaving the Tucson Sanctuary to distribute the vaccine, and it feels twice as difficult now. Especially since she's taking my baby niece Rayne with her.

"Are you sure?" I ask, touching my fingers to the fiery red fuzz on Rayne's head. "She's so tiny. Maybe you should wait a few more weeks."

It has only been one week since Taran gave birth, and while my sister seems to have recovered rather quickly from the trauma, she still looks tired to me.

She shakes her head and bounces on the spot, her daughter snuggled in a baby wrap against her chest. "We've been away from our Sanctuary and our son for six weeks. Though Grayson has done an excellent job of running things for us, we really need to get back. The road between here and Tucson has been repaired. It'll take us the day to get home."

"It could still be dangerous," I warn her. "Primitives and Outsiders are unpredictable."