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After hanging up, Lyra settled into her balcony swing chair with some medical textbooks. Her mentor always said even experts need refreshers.

New to Kingsport, Lyra had no friends. Her "real family" didn't give a crap—their rejection stung worse than any stranger's indifference.

She spent the afternoon reading and napping. When she woke up, it was dusk. As she opened her bedroom door to head dow