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The host of the prograray, bushy eyebrow and said, his voice deep and penetrating, "Did you actually watch the interviews? They clairam Based on the fact that it’s been nearly a decade and we’ve had little to no news or progress in finding a cure, I’ree I don’t think these children would risk exposing themselves without--"

The videojuperfectly in tune with one another The longer I listened to it, eyes shut, the easier it was to process the tidal wave of infor down over our heads earlier in the evening; the easier it was to let the quiet anger roll throughto keep it inside now--my fury over decisions that had been o?

And this "cure"--what a joke Surrendering yourself to an invasive procedure thatthe probleely betrayed by s that were completely out of my control Butstill Still, it hurt

What’s the point in getting anyone out now if they don’t have a future? My throat ached with the thought At least in the camps they’re protected from what they’d have to deal with out here Howthe streets? I fought the instinct to walk over to the satellite ie of Thurmond, to tear it down off the wall and rip it betweenpieces toinside Why not just let those kids be taken out of the cas without leaving so much as a scar on the earth?

Because if the kids are in the caet the procedure, whether they want it or not

Because they deserve to have a choice about how they want to live their lives

Because they haven’t seen their faht

I stood up and stretched e of the ca unstuck from the wall The notations I made were all still there, and I sa ones--arrows that Cole hadthe flow of the assault He wanted us to enter through the front gate using , as either units helping with the move or additional forces The first drive was split between the Infirhters in twos and threes et the full scope of it all, taking a seat on one of the e to do It would just be aeveryone else

The door to the co, "How did it--?"

But it wasn’t Cole It was Liam Jaw set, blue eyes stor off hi with the clear effort it took to walk in and shut the door with some semblance of calm

My whole world tilted toward him There were so many empty spaces inside of nized that until he was there to fill theames with my mind It made er met my desperation and the sparks fro us in this ed silence forever

"I’m sorry," I said finally "I know it’s too late now, but I’m sorry"

Lia have you known?"

There was no point in lying, trying to gloss over the truth I just couldn’t do it any me to the bone each time I withheld, with each little lie Cole had asked ht to corips with his abilities on his own terms and in his own ti, not when it did ether

And at this point, I wasn’t sure it was possible for Liam to hate me any more than he already did

"At HQ," I said, "when he and the other agents came in to retake it, he saved my life I saw it then"

Liam drew in a sharp breath and, in a blur of furious movement, slah to crack the plaster

"Ow--shit!" He ju his hand "Christ--why did she say that wouldfor hiuessed, hating that I could hear the bitterness in my own voice

"Yeah, ’cause so out my brother is a Red," he shot back "Vida When I asked her where you were"

"Oh I’ those tords leave ed to balance on the tip of a needle But it was like every ounce of strength I’d had left justslipped away I felt myself take another step, and round I couldn’t find the words I needed, couldn’t put the, beyond caring "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry"