Sal was the first implant to successfully take over her host without any medical intervention. She did it all on her own. She's an achiever, our Sal.

I get that tomato in the mirror is a classic trope, but there's a reason for that. I'm sorry you found it so predictable. I've never claimed to write "twist" books; thus far, I don't think I ever have. Sal would have shattered if she'd figured out her own nature any earlier than she did, and Sal was the character I wanted to write this time. She's not an action girl or a hard girl; she needed to be eased into things.

There are many ways of being strong.