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The mutant soldiers stayed near the front, the first line of defense, while the people from the outer sectors followed behind

It had beco Every sector they passed through had new civilians joining their cause,froe had broadcast

Cinder kept running the calculations over and over in her head, but there were still too h civilians to overthrow the queen and her thauhters left to take on the guards and any wolf soldiers Levana brought to her defense She was relying on Jacin and Winter to spread the word, and fast If they failed, it would become a massacre, and not in their favor If they succeeded …

The tunnels were pitch-black but for the lanterns scavenged by the people in the outer sectors and a handful of flashlights Cinder wished she had a one and howinfinite data within her grasp, and it was disconcerting now to be without it After five years of wishing she was like everyone else, now she

Four times they came across stalled trains and shuttles that filled up the confined space of the tunnel These had at first seemed like insurmountable obstacles, but the soldiers went forith zeal, prying off the panels, tearing up the interior seats, trah the other side They made for an efficient, destructive h

Although thesent out on the grid and the platforraph of thevideo feed of the coronation Unable to record the cere her veil, a broadcaster was relaying a moment-by-moment breakdown of the event

As they entered into AR-4, one of the sectors adjacent to Artemisia Central, Cinder heard Kai’s voice and paused He was reciting the vows to beco consort of Luna

Their arih a different tunnel As the alphas led their packs and the civilians in opposite directions, Cinder caught sight of Stro," he said "My ry and restless, and you’ve put us in a confined space with a lot of sweet-s flesh"

Cinder raised an eyebrow "If they need a snack, tell them to chew on each other for a while I just want to h time to reach as many sectors as possible"

Strom smirked, as if impressed at Cinder’s inability to be bullied "It’s time to move," he repeated "Our people are ale are all in one place Wefor more civilians that never show up"

Cinder believed they would coht

The coronation was alain Hands tightened on their weapons Paces sloith one ht on iron bars in the distance Stro for everyone to stop

"The barricade" Cinder sent her flashlight bearate It would take weeks to dig around it

"There’s no way through," said Stro as he looked at Cinder, as if this were her fault "If this is a trap, it’s a good one They could kill us all in a heartbeat while we’re stuffed like sausages in these tunnels"

"Cress was supposed to open them," she said "They should have been down by now Unless…" Unless Cress and Thorne had failed Unless they’d been caught "What time is it?"

She looked at Strom, but he had no idea He didn’t have a clock in his head, either

Cress was supposed to set all of the barricades surrounding the city to open at once, to keep enthusiastic revolutionaries froiving away their surprise Had Cress failed, or were they early? Kai was still reciting his vows Cinder shoved down her rising panic