Prologue

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•The Capitol • Six Years Before the Revolution •

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the winner of the 69th annual Hunger Games, Ivory Kentwell!"

Not even a second after Cesar's voice rang throughout the stadium, the crowd erupted in a rattle of noise. Some of the noise was cheers, others booed, and some were just screaming insults. I didn't care about the capitol's opinion of me. But I have to admit, I did love the applause.

As much as I love the cheers and amazed looks from the capitol, I understand the disgusted and horrified looks as well. I am quite the controversial victor. Not even two days into my games I had a record held over my head.

"Ivory Kentwell: Victor responsible for the most deaths in their Games"

I should be more ashamed about it, I should feel great remorse for the deaths. And saying I don't isn't true. I don't like what I had to do, but I don't regret it. Each of the tributes had just as much of a possibility to kill me. Technically that's not true either.

I do feel remorse, but I don't feel guilty. I don't feel regret. I didn't kill them because I hated them nor was it because I the "vicious killer" the capitol paints me out to be. No, I killed for the same reason anyone else did, I did it to protect my family.

I did it for my sister.
I did it to go home.
And I will never be sorry for that.

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