Untouchable. Stephanie Doyle

intervened and pulled them away from the excitement. At first the children resisted, but ultimately they obeyed, leaving only the helicopter’s passengers.

      Lilith counted five large men of varying colors and race, all outwardly armed. Some with more than one weapon attached to different body parts. They looked as fierce as she imagined they wanted to. More men of violence.

      But it was the woman in front of them that caught her attention.

      About Lilith’s height, the woman’s skin was a lighter shade of brown than Lilith’s, but her eyes…they were Jackie’s eyes. Not the color, but the shape. There was no doubt she was looking at another one of Jackie’s daughters.

      “Let me guess,” the woman said to Lilith, opening her arms in welcome. “You are Lilith.”

      “Yes,” she whispered even as she felt the air clog in her throat.

      The woman smiled broadly and widened her arms even more. “Well, hell. Come give your big sister Echo a hug!”