Chapter One

In a world where memories are turned into currency, Lacy Tokens finds out her brother, William, is indebted to the Retentives--an intelligent species that require a constant stream of human memories to experience emotion.

Lacy works as a seamstress for her family's business that's barely staying afloat. The price to pay off the debt is steep but she's determined to help William even if it means revealing her new talents to take her brother's place.

[The Open Novella Contest 2020 - Prompt 31]
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(Unpublished April 10, 2021)