←Chapter Thirty-three May 19, 1985: Isaak and I moved to Wyoming recently, away from Lucy and the Counsel’s reach. I have masked my absence from the core with feigned grief. I just want to raise my son away from those people…I went to Haven to see Margaret, and Victoria told me I need to minimize my contact with her, stick to birthdays and holidays–of which Otherworlders have four: Yule, Ostara,
←Chapter Thirty-Two March 4, 1983: They came and took her away. They took my little girl. I was so weak, and when I got up to stop them–I couldn’t stop the bleeding. I passed out. When I woke up, she was gone. Mother and Victoria told me Margaret is one of the children prophesied to be the hybrid. I screamed until they brought in Isaak. When he saw me crying, he began
←Chapter Thirty-One July 27, 1978: I returned from Montana today and immediately found myself part of a ceremony. My wedding ceremony. It looked so much like the pictures I remember from visiting my grandmother’s house. My mom was married here, too. Have I, now, become one of the unlucky? It’s the way it feels…July 29, 1978: The wedding night was so awkward. Kenneth has an uncanny ability for make-believe. I
←Chapter Thirty November 30, 1978: I have met my true destiny. Two, in fact. Derek’s wife, Cynthia, brought me into a new world. The world Derek has been preparing me for. I wonder if he knew what would happen. I’ve been at Haven six months now. Victoria thinks I’m in love with Kenneth, and that it keeps me here. What nonsense. That she would believe it is even more amazing,
←Chapter Twenty-Nine July 27, 1973: Third summer at Haven. Every time I come, I feel like I’m getting closer to something, and I want to know what. Derek tells me to be patient. I ask with what. He says, “Everything.” I told him I’m ready, and he said that he had to be sure this time. It’s a big change from last summer when he was telling me to be
