Chapter One: A More Suitable Partner

        Nothing good ever came of a surprise summons to report to the Commander. With each echoing footfall of her boots against the marble floors of the Academy, she felt the knot in her stomach sink lower and lower, tightening until her gut felt like someone had reached in and tangled her intestines. It wasn’t in her superior’s nature to deliver good news in person.

        So this gave her quite a bad feeling.

       . . .

Chapter One: A More Suitable Partner

        Nothing good ever came of a surprise summons to report to the Commander. With each echoing footfall of her boots against the marble floors of the Academy, she felt the knot in her stomach sink lower and lower, tightening until her gut felt like someone had reached in and tangled her intestines. It wasn’t in her superior’s nature to deliver good news in person.

        So this gave her quite a bad feeling.

       . . .