The Tempo of Truth

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I didn’t take much of anything seriously since it was the first time in my life I wasn’t living with the stigma of being the Halliday heiress. No one really knew who I was or what family I came from when I was playing pretend. They treated me the same as all the other international students, and I thrived living with zero expectations placed on me. I honestly thought I was going to leave the privileged life I’d always had behind for something much simpler and less high-profile.
Everything changed after that night with Ky in Lisbon.

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I didn’t take much of anything seriously since it was the first time in my life I wasn’t living with the stigma of being the Hal...

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I’d never wanted to be Atlas holding up the world. I’d much rather be Icarus, flying so high that I managed to touch the sun. Even if I fell back to Earth in spectacular fashion, I’d never forget what it felt like to reach the highest places and face a warmth that might finally thaw the coldest parts of my heart that were still frozen from my traumatic childhood.

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I’d never wanted to be Atlas holding up the world. I’d much rather be Icarus, flying so high that I managed to touch the sun. Ev...

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Lew dostałby zawału serca, gdyby zobaczył tyle maszyn i tak mało ludzi ćwiczących, by stać się silniejszym. Rosjanin głęboko wierzył, że jeśli chce się wysilić ciało i umysł, rezultat musi być namacalny, na przykład umiejętność walki gołymi rękami lub nabranie wystarczającej siły, by obronić się przed wszelkim złem, z jakim można się spotkać. Ćwiczenia były w świecie Lwa koniecznością, a nie hobby czy rytuałem odprawianym dla kliknięć i wyświetleń.
Ky.

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Lew dostałby zawału serca, gdyby zobaczył tyle maszyn i tak mało ludzi ćwiczących, by stać się silniejszym. Rosjanin głęboko wie...