Continuing the serialization of Imperial Slave, Book 1 of The Waking World, on my Substack. Chapter 7 today. Standing up to distant power is dangerous, especially when your family may pay for it. This week, that danger comes through the Parchells’ kitchen door. Tina’s father faces an Imperial officer, then a harder question about his daughter’s future.
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