Kaileen
After I packed all my essentials, I leaned back on my bed and called my friend Julian, who was in the Surv Force. He was my friend and teacher, who taught me basic combat skills so that I could defend myself when needed. He was four years older than me, and already married to his Link. Julian picked up on the first ring, immediately asking what was wrong. I told him what had happened to Elia at the Ceremony, and explained what I planned to do. After my tale, he sighed and sternly started a lecture about how I should leave the Law to the Law and stay where I would be safe. I gave him a few minutes to be the 'adult' and smiled when he paused and said, "I know you're not listening to a word I'm saying, but really, Kaileen. You do know that contacting me is probably the most unsensible thing you could possibly do when going on a secret mission, right? The Leaders could be listening in right now, at this moment!"
"So, do you know where my best friend is being taken to, or not?" I asked, tapping my foot impatiently.
"I'm sorry, dear friend but I don't have access to classified information of such a high level. But I can go find your friend and slip a tracker on her. I'll send you the tracking code later. And of course, I'll keep this a secret I'll take to my grave." he laughed, and hung up.
I waited for the beep of my comms ring and copied the code down onto a piece of paper. Then, I deleted the personal information on the ring, resetting it to blank so that they wouldn't be able to trace me using it. As I input the code into the newly reset ring so that the only thing on the hard drive would be the tracking code, I picked my bag up and hoisted it onto my back. It was pretty heavy but I could take it. I crept out of my house and scrambled over the wall, avoiding the scanner gate for good measure. A pair of sturdy arms caught me as I fell over the edge of the wall. It seemed that Kyle knew me better than I had thought, since he too had a backpack slung over his shoulders. He set me down and raised an eyebrow. "You do have a plan, right?"
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Linked
RomanceKaileen lives in a dystopian society where all seventeen-year olds are required to be Linked to someone from their Circle, who will be expected to stay with them for the rest of their lives. However when an unexpected event happens at the Linking Ce...