‘I am sorry, talia.’ Luciana strove for sincerity, but fell short. ‘I know I will have to gain Garrin’s trust so he confides in me. Then we wi...l know how to defeat the Yewn once and for all.’ The Yewn were enemies of the Taelin. Although they appeared to be identical species, the ancestors of the Yewn arrived in a giant flying metal ship. The ancestors were from a place called Earth. The first settlers from Earth described their planet as barren. It had been ravaged by war, disease, and. I remember how I fought how I cried how I screamed and begged. All futile now. Ive fallen in over my head and there is no turning back now. But remembering it all kinda helps. It kinda still gives me a small silver lining on the very edges of the clouds. Who am I you ask? Well today I answer to slut, whore, bitch, cunt, or whatever screwed up name he gives me. Before he got to me, before all of this happened to me I was known as Ivy. So I guess the best place to begin my story is at the. All of them aimed at our hearts with the intent to kill."Say something," Brett whispered. "You're going to blow it." I can't," said Shelly. "He's the principal. What if he finds out it'sme? They won't let me work in the office anymore." Give me," Brett said, snatching the phone out of Shelly's hand."Hello?" I'm sorry," said Brett," The person doing the survey was unexpectedlycalled away. I'm her replacement..."I didn't hear the rest because the bedroom door opened and Mrs. Nunleymotioned me. I wasn't sure just what to do. I had read some things and heard stories from the guys who claimed to have done it. It was so dark that I could barely see her, so I asked her if she had another light that wasn't so bright. She stepped to the head of the bed and turned on a little reading lamp. It was just the right amount of light. We could see each other but weren't overwhelmed with bright light. I moved to her, taking her in my arms. I pressed her back onto the bed and lay down beside.