The Flight Risks
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Last published Fri, Jun 1, 2018
Over a century into the future the world we know has entered into a militarized state under the role of a global entity called the United Government. Freedom has long been disregarded for the sake of safety; guns and any other weapon are forbidden, religion is not permitted to be practiced, and children are inundated with governmental propaganda turning them into spies in their homes. To those under the illusion that the government only wants things for the best interest of the people it's an utopian. For others, like Valerie Chase it's the worst thing imaginable as it costs her,those she loves most, her parents. In retaliation she begins to train to get revenge on those who took everything from her. Ultimately Valerie finds her way into a resistance named the Underground Rebellion known to the public as anarchists but perhaps it's another governmental lie? As Valerie transverses into the Underground her life completely changes as romance, danger ensue as she discovers revelations of just how twisted the United are. She's a "flight risk" someone who must be monitored because of her age at the time of her parents murder. What they don't know is just the length she will go to assure vengeance and that no one else will lose those they love. She's not the only one, Valerie soon discovers there are many others willing to do whatever it takes to overthrow those in control. Leo, a constituent of the rebellion, soon shows Valerie the true side of the world they live in and they work together with the help of the Underground to find a way to bring freedom back into the world.
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