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Quinn kneas not brave But there was no one left Soround, clutching her sto

Quinn didn’t knoas happening down below But he knew that if Sa Lana back up out of there, there would be too many deaths for Quinn to even think about

Had to do this

Had to

He reached the bottorip and fell the final few feet

He landed hard, but without breaking anything

“Sam?” Quinn whispered, a sound that died within inches of his mouth

He fuht on His eyes had adjusted to the dark The light see He blinked He aimed the beam ahead

There, not a hundred feet away, a hu

“Caine?”

Caine turned slowly His face was stark and white His eyes rimmed red

Caine rose slowly, like an arthritic old man

Quinn rushed to hi the area He saw Sam facedown

And there, standing with her arms at her side, stood Lana

“Lana,” Quinn said