Into The Outside

First of all, a million thanks to Irresist for making this beautiful cover.
"I pulled the cloak farther over my head, making sure my hair was covered. The Guards wouldn't take kindly to me if they realized I was the blue haired girl who'd stolen from the market. I pushed the door to the orphanage open and walked in, looking around. It was dimly lit and very dreary. Typical for our town.
"I would like to adopt a child," I said to the woman at the desk.
The woman stood and led me into a room down the hallway and said, "When you're ready, come back out and tell me the child's name. We're filling up quickly, you don't need a licence,"
I nodded, glad because I didn't have a licence. All the children were huddled together in groups, trying to avoid the Guards scattered throughout the room.
I saw one of the Guards across the room. He had my brother's arm and was leading him to a door in the back. Without thinking, I ran over and grabbed the Guard by the shoulder. He turned around and pulled the sobbing Ollie with him.
"I'd like to adopt him," I said, pointing to my brother and trying to look as innocent as I could. The Guard eyed me closely and raised an eyebrow. He pushed my hood back before I could stop him. His eyes widened when he saw my hair, then he lifted his hand and slapped me right across the face.
"Sawyer!" Ollie screamed, and everything went black."

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Sawyer Amherst and her brother, Ollie, are orphans living in the year 2098. They are under the iron grip of The Guard, a tyrannic government who supposedly "protects" it's people from the Outside.

But what happens when Sawyer gets exiled to the Outside? Will she survive in the real world? Will she ever find Ollie?

Follow Sawyer through an adventure filled with riveting twists and turns, brave and powerful characters, and a heart wrenching love story.