“Gen?” A knock followed my name and a young female came into my office. She paused in the doorway, rocking back on her heels and looking down at her feet.

“What is it, Lena?” I asked. I motioned for her to come in all the way.

She hesitated and then came all the way into my office. Moving to a new city across the ocean had been a big step but as soon as I’d given the pack my mother and father’s names, I’d been accepted immediately. It was like they’d been ...