Chapter 48

• The control room door slid open with a low hiss, revealing the chaotic, bloody aftermath of the battle in the corridor.
• Ash and the others were there, their faces a mixture of shock, relief, and a new, unspoken question as they looked from the broken, writhing form of The Remnant on the floor to me.
• “The lockdown is lifted,” I said, my voice a raw, ragged thing that barely sounded like my own. “Reese’s diversion is working. We have a window.”