Kanuka stepped out of his room quietly. Gina was still napping, and he didn’t want to disturb her. She’d been cranky lately—which, for once, was a good thing. Not because he liked a cranky wife, but because it meant the hormones were real. She was pregnant. They’d both been stunned when it happened, thrilled after. She’d stopped chewing the contraceptive gum—the kind handed out for free at every Vitalis clinic in District 1. The official slogan was Stay Safe, Have Fun. The unofficial one floating around bars? If she’s chewing
