I ducked my head as Mabel and I stepped down through the large window into my sister's office, partially to avoid looking into Meira's eyes a few moments longer. To shut out the shock and then rage roaring from her, hitting my shields like a blow.

Meira might have been my younger sister but we were both adults now. I still thought of her as my little Meems, couldn't help it. Except for moments like these when she stepped fully into her role as ...