The Rule of One (The Rule of One, #1)

by Ashley Saunders

It’s impossible to fight back; the government made sure of that long ago.

The people can fight solely with their raised voices, and I’ve only ever heard them silenced.

“But how could the government get away with it? The people must have fought back,” I say. “Fear,” Rayla answers. Mira shifts in her seat, uneasy. “The government used fear as its weapon—exploiting

“The United States was once the most idolized superpower in the world. Our power lay in our equality, our liberty, and our democracy of the common people,” Rayla says, her quiet words emanating strength, drawing Ava even closer. “And look what we’ve become.”