The Phoenix and the Hurricane
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Last published Sun, Jun 18, 2017
Can a phoenix still rise when chains hold them down?
Lane was born into the modern Garden of Eden, a place where people are kept solely with those who were like them: boys with boys, girls with girls, criminals with criminals, and never will they leave those boundaries. This system has kept girls like Lane safe for generations, and they are just as likely to question it as they are to leave.
When the new girl comes to Westfield, the small, provincial town where Lane has grown up, she is shocked to be intrigued. Something about the stranger confuses her, something about this girl is different. The problem is that girls like these are illegal in Eden, and now Lane is too.
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