TAK

Previously

…The sun was fully risen now, bathing the city in its controlled, efficient light. But in Tak’s small corner of the world, a storm was gathering, and the true test, the one that would define him, had only just begun. He closed his eyes, the faces of his parents etched behind his lids, their love a beacon, their fear a shadow. The weight of his choice was immense, a mountain he had to climb alone, with the fate of his family, and perhaps something far larger, resting on his shoulders.