TIME SKIP (10years)
Elijah Pov: It was a sunny day Issaac had gone for his military training it was his last year. Father and Lucas were picking berries down near the lake. I was alone. I skipped a stone into a small stream that ran through the pavement. Loud boots bounded towards me and came to a soft stop. beside me "Adeli What are you doing here ?" "Why there's no law saying I can't "-A "Fair" "Are you going to meet them, Sadie and Alex"-A "Do I have to? you and me both know what they want" "It's that or your land"-A "mhm" Sadie and Alex were the son and daughter of the Collector and It was my job to make sure we were always up to date. However, they never end well.
I open a little door a few streets down, Adeli was walking beside me and held my sleeve tightly as we entered. "Adeli you should go now you remember what happened last time you were here "She shivered remembering the heat of the Hot iron she had been branded with for asking if she could have an extra day to pay her dues. "Will you be okay ?"-A "Of course I will I'm me" I say laughing "and that's why I'm worried"-A "Ouch that hurt my feelings" "Yeah right"-A she turns squeezing my shoulder before running up the path with her thick heavy boots. I take a deep breath pushing the door open...
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Blood runs shallow
Teen FictionThis is a story is about a small family who runs away from their old town to a new one to begin a new life. Little do they know what the future has in store for them.
