The Lohj (Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War, #3.2)

"Pregnancy is fine. But Birth is out of the question."

In a world where every question must be asked through the Temple… and every answer is law… one woman dares to ask why.

When a man returns from the sacred Asking, he brings the answer that will define their future.

The decree of the mysterious Lohj cannot be questioned.
The law cannot be challenged.
The soldiers enforce obedience.

But she remembers a different world—a time before the rules, before the priests, before life itself was regulated.

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