MALIA POV

Malia sat in the hallway with her back against the wall. The stone felt hard, cold, and uncomfortable against her body. Both guards stared at her—one grinning, one making cheesy kissy faces. What was it about some men who honestly believed that crap would work? Encountering it here, on Aeonia, proved that idiocy transcended cultures.

Lucie reprimanded the men and told them to focus on their jobs. It seemed to Malia that there was a lot of that going on ...