STAR FINDER

Lillian Kimura Randall’s first act of disobedience starts with Gummy Bears, whipped cream, and a swift kick at her boundaries, but ends in a dark alley with fire, blood, and the cries of the dammed. The priest with the gun burst clear. His eyes narrowed as he scanned right…then left…and connected with hers. He was coming. Go! Go! Lilly dropped the oxygen mask. Filthy with soot, she fell in with the walking wounded. She stayed low, weaving her way through the crowd. Small and clever, screened by the fire equipment, she waited, and then dashed across the street to be gobbled up by the darkness. Run! Run for your life! Don’t stop until you are home, until you’re safe. Later she would learn there was no such place as safe.