Recreant

I watch his eyes go dead as his body falls limp. I am now officially the girl that can make men fall with the prick of a needle. I smile and look up towards the crowd, taking in the cheers, drinking in the energy of the room, the energy I created. My body tingles with excitement. Who knew being the agent of death and the bringer of justice could feel so liberating?
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Sirren is a soldier. She was raised at the Hasper Institution of Combat and grew up training to be one of the greatest soldiers the world has ever known. Protecting her community has always been her destiny, her purpose in life. But what happens when a fool with a few guns throws a monkey wrench into her pristine plans? What happens when she's forced to watch the illusion she's believed in her whole life shatter before her eyes?