**** MY APOLOGIES! A later chapter was accidentally published instead of scheduled and I have been unable to delete it from the system. To avoid spoilers, I had to republish this chapter over it. PLEASE NOTE that the following chapter (titled "REPEAT CHAPTER - DELETE/SKIP") is the same content as this one. Please skip the next chapter when you've finished reading this one by swiping from the lefthand side of the screen to bring up the contents list, then moving to the next chapter in the series (titled "The Sword of Damocles"). My apologies again, I was unable to delete the spoiler content! ****
LILA
Lila woke slowly, groggy and tired. For a moment she just stared at the ceiling, uncertain what had woken her. But even as she blinked the sleep from her eyes the door clicked and she forced herself to roll over and face the day ahead.
