"Saying you don't use your brain is actually an understatement; a phone call to the guards, and what, you think you can grow wings and fly away?" Max Locke seemed to be scolding his son, but in fact, he was giving him a clever suggestion. In the Military District compound, there are guards standing watch at the main gate in shifts—just one command, and anyone who isn't a resident family member, no matter who they are, can be detained within minutes.
Titus Zane was truly frustrated, inexplicably dragged by a stranger to meet his parents, and inexplicably disliked, now she wanted to leave and was inexplicably stopped.
Notice, unauthorized departure of unrelated personnel from the Military District compound is forbidden.
No matter how she explained, they wouldn't let her pass!
She wanted to call Alder Locke, but she didn't know his number, so with no other choice, she had to turn back the way she came.
