Truth

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There are a lot of people who helped to make this book happen, but two in particular who should be named. My awesome editor, Jen Bonnell, who made sure that there was no sophomore slump for me. And Justin Vollmar, without whom I would’ve starved. Thank you both!

I was contemplating what would happen to me if anyone discovered that I’d killed Ed when Mr. Haldewick’s voice broke through my brooding. “Miss Oberon, if you please!”

“Yes, sir?” Hopefully my expression and manner were sufficiently contrite to reach Mr. H’s soft side, which he did have—no matter what most of the other students thought.

His forehead wrinkled in a frown, but he repeated the question. “What is the importance of the XVI tattoo? And you should know this, since I see you now have yours.”

I twisted my right hand around my inked wrist, glancing across the aisle at my best friend, Wei. Thistles encircled her XVI, snaking around her hand and up her fingers, completely overshadowing the obligatory government brand. She was a Creative, and her ultra tat was legal. I reminded myself that I’d recently gotten my Creative designation and I could get something similar, if I ever got enough credits to afford—

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