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"If they want to help have the at hi the shuttles?"

"Not yet"

"I’estured for Isaac to follow hilance over his shoulder at ed toward Addie’s tent Several Reboots regarded irl as always carrying the baby around was frantically packing her tent with a few friends I slowed, thinking they were co stare and I backed off

I stopped at Addie’s tent, pulling back the flap to reveal a young Reboot shoving clothes into a bag

"Have you seen Addie?" I asked

"No" He looked at ht saved her"

I dropped the flap, worry beginning to creep into my chest Wren had said she’d help Riley It wasn’t like her not to be where she said she would be

I took off running I went up and down every road in the reservation, asking anyone I found if they’d seen Wren or Addie No one had

By the time I headed back to the fire pit, the rock in the botto by the second

Riley and Isaac were standing next to Beth, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw the crowd behind theh of the reservation Reboots that we had maybe a hundred and fifty It was more than I had hoped for

Kyle and Jeff stood firuns out and ready They were all trying tothrough some They were outnumbered, and Micah was nowhere to be seen

I turned back to Riley, rim expression on his and Isaac’s faces

"What?" I asked as I sprinted over and stopped in front of theone No one has seen theh "And a shuttle is gone"

My whole body went cold, and I tried to keep my voice steady "He took them"

"I think so," Riley said

"Where?"

"I don’t know" Riley frowned in thought, then gestured for me to follow him "Come on" He looked at Beth "Hold position for a nal"

Beth nodded and my heart pounded in my chest as I hurried beside Riley Wren wasn’t supposed to be the one in trouble Nothing was ever supposed to happen to her

"Here," Riley held a handgun out to me "Take it I could only arh"

I didn’t argue as I wrapped un

"It’s already loaded," he said "You ly"

I nodded as I slipped it in et very ugly