Ruby was my name, but in the silent moments of fear and despair that followed the brutal execution of Reese’s parents over a live audio broadcast, I decided that I would never associate my identity with a number assigned to me by Doctrine protocol ever again. R-1046 was gone. I was not a product owned by government. I was a human being and my name was Ruby. I was a person with thoughts, feelings, and the will to survive. My individual worth (or perceived lack thereof) to humanity would no longer be defined by my breeding capabilities. I may still be just another face among the masses, but I would live or die standing up for the freedom of every last one of us deceived into being unknowing captives. I would live or die fighting to reveal the truth.

My mother’s voice was the first to break t...

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