Out exploring their sectors of space, Adara settles into being Mathair Naclan - mother of the clans. At the home planets, Hal, Dimitri, and others cope with vandalism, sabotage, and racism. The Humans only group rises with violence and hate to attack the Wayfarers from within.
Sentenced to hard labor, prisoners are placed at Tom and Angeline’s manufacturing facility and Monroe’s mining operation. Though facing punishment for breaking the terms of being with the Wayfarers, Bernard Lundquist still runs operations on Hometown.
Bias within the Wayfarers and against the Wayfarers frustrates Adara as she and her admin council defend against the Humans only group. The family is threatened by the people Adara rescued. Can they find a way to peace or will the prejudice tear apart the connections Adara and the Wayfarers are making?
“This is ridiculous,” she said to herself. “Those girls need to be up and off to the crΓ¨che.” She walked into Addy and Zoe’s room. Kit lay on the bed near Addy. As Gwin approached, Kit hissed at her. Gwin stepped back.
“Bad cat,” she said pointing a finger at Kit. “Time to get up.” She spoke loud enough to wake the two girls. Zoe curled more tightly into her blanket. Gwin pulled the blanket back. Zoe grumbled in her sleep. Gwin laid a hand on her back. “Wake up,” she said shaking her.
Zoe pushed away from her. “Don’t you be snotty,” Gwin said. She lifted Zoe, who pushed against her, kicked at her. Gwin gripped Zoe by her arms and shook her hard once. “You will not hit or kick,” she scolded.
“Stop,” Addy said standing on her bed and clinging to Kit. “Meanie.”
Putting a struggling and unhappy Zoe on her hip, she reached across to grab Addy. “You will not speak until you’re given permission,” Gwin said grabbing Addy’s arm. Addy whimpered and tried to pull away. Kit’s mouth clamped on Gwin’s arm. She screamed and pulled her arm away.
“Stop,” Kev said red rushed up his neck and cheeks. He snatched Zoe from Gwin. “What are you doing in here? I told you to leave them alone.”
“It was time for them to be up,” Gwin said holding her arm, bruised purple where Kit clamped down.
“Bad cat,” she said pointing a finger at Kit. “Time to get up.” She spoke loud enough to wake the two girls. Zoe curled more tightly into her blanket. Gwin pulled the blanket back. Zoe grumbled in her sleep. Gwin laid a hand on her back. “Wake up,” she said shaking her.
Zoe pushed away from her. “Don’t you be snotty,” Gwin said. She lifted Zoe, who pushed against her, kicked at her. Gwin gripped Zoe by her arms and shook her hard once. “You will not hit or kick,” she scolded.
“Stop,” Addy said standing on her bed and clinging to Kit. “Meanie.”
Putting a struggling and unhappy Zoe on her hip, she reached across to grab Addy. “You will not speak until you’re given permission,” Gwin said grabbing Addy’s arm. Addy whimpered and tried to pull away. Kit’s mouth clamped on Gwin’s arm. She screamed and pulled her arm away.
“Stop,” Kev said red rushed up his neck and cheeks. He snatched Zoe from Gwin. “What are you doing in here? I told you to leave them alone.”
“It was time for them to be up,” Gwin said holding her arm, bruised purple where Kit clamped down.
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