
Mary Aerin Ryans. Intelligent. Beautiful. Prosperous. Blissful. Everything I had, or could have had, was ripped away from me...or maybe I threw it away when I left. They named me an Outsider and stripped me of any Intelligence, Beauty, and Prosperity I'd ever been given. After a while I didn't care anymore. It didn't matter to me because I never belonged there--in the world of the mindless followers. I was always different from them. That's why I ran.All Rights Reserved