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birds, no breeze, simply a vacant stillness.
    Strangely, a weird kind of outside arena with people tending to fruit trees, green mossy pools, and gardens, was on my trek to the pyramid.
    Still searching for a place to hide and rest, I tried another building, but it was locked. I moved on until I found myself at the base of the giant pyramid, seemingly in the center of the city.
    F rom the base on the hill, I looked around, appreciating the vantage point. The city surrounded the pyramid in a circular pattern. Domed buildings connected to each other by a web of transparent tunnels. Lush gardens filled with exotic flowers surrounded every structure. Glimmers of light bounced around the city from an unseen source.
    This … is heaven.
    Hypnotized by the city’ s beauty, I didn’t notice anyone approach me from behind. As I turned back to face the pyramid, I came face to face with Lily, as well as the giant human man in the maroon wrap.
    Crap. Run , Anna.
    I took off at full speed , running in the opposite direction. As I turned my head to see if they followed me, I ran smack into a tree, and fell to the ground. Looking up, I saw it wasn’t a tree I’d run into. The giant human-looking man towered over me. What is he, some pro wrestler or something?
    “You should watch where you’re going,” he s colded. He reached down, plucked me up from the ground as though I was nothing more than a rag doll, and threw me over his shoulder.
    “Hey, let me go !” I kicked and screamed as he carried me back to the woman, pounding my fists into his rock-hard flesh. Since when do guys have six packs on their lower backs?
    “ Where do you want her, Lily?” he asked, completely ignoring my protests.
    “In the Healing Center,” she s ighed.
    “Put me down, you overgrown ogre,” I roared, as I continued my pummeling of his back.
    He chuckled as he ambled back to the Healing Center. Efficiently, he returned me to the same room I’d come from, plopped me down onto the bed from which I had awakened, and then left without another word.
    I crawled into the bed, and pulled the covers up to my chin , trying to contain my fury but failing. “How could you do this to me?” I screamed at Lily, as tears streamed down my face. “You can’t keep me a prisoner.”
    She approached the bed, sat down next to me, and attempted to hold my hand. I jerked it away from her, not wanting to touch. Touching her would make it real.
    “Your feelings will change. Give it time. You need to heal and learn about us.”
    I shook with rage. “I don’t want to learn about you. I want to go home. David has to pay for what he did.”
    “I don’t know what happened that brought you to us, but we gave you a new life. Without us, you would be dead. Is that what you wanted?”
    “No … of course not. I don’t believe anything you say. Look at me—I’m a mutant. And… what… what about my baby? You didn’t answer me.”
    “ Ah, yes.” She paused and hung her head. “I’m sorry.”
    Confirmation of what I feared and knew. I couldn’t wrap my tiny brain around it. I buried my head in the pillow and cried until my throat was raw and my stomach ached. My heart heavy with the weight of the loss.
    The door clicked open and Lucas whispered, “Lily, do you think she needs something to help her sleep?”
    “Yes,” Lily answered.
    “No,” I barked, thumping my fists into the mattress as I sat up.
    “ It will be here if you want it.” He placed a cup of liquid on the bedside table. “Drink, it’s only something to help you relax,” he grinned, exiting the room.
    I didn’t want to consume anything that would make my brain fuzzy. My mind had to be clear to process and remember exactly what had happened, what she’d said, and what I’d seen.
    “You said we were in the sea, not under the sea,” I challenged, turning to face Lily.
    “We’ll talk about it, in detail, after you’ve had time to calm down. I’m sorry you misunderstood. You’ll learn about