“Where are we going?” I asked. “There is a storm drain that leads outside the walls,” Julian said. “I’m leading you there.” “Have you used it before?” Makara asked. “Yes,” Julian said. “Although, that time it didn’t work out.” “Didn’t work out...?” Makara asked. Julian ignored Makara’s question, ...
I headed to the back, out of the cockpit and into the cargo area. I found a seat where I could get a moment of peace before the plane descended. Next to me was a circular window, and I could not stop looking out of it. For the first time in my life, I saw the moon and stars. They sparkled, countl...
I stood in a disused locker room with a combat team led by Michael, twenty Angels strong. The locker room connected to a gym, which connected to the main corridor. We waited for either the gunshots to start, to get spotted, or the lights to go out. My heart pounded in my chest. I wasn’t born a wa...
Cold sweat ran down my bare chest.“Alex!”It was Anna. I felt her hand on mine before I even had a chance to realize where I was and what was happening. A moment of chaos passed, where I didn’t know or understand anything. There was a deep pulse, a thrumming, surrounding everything. It was a momen...
We were getting out of here a little sooner than we’d thought. That was when I ran smack dab into Anna.She cried out as we both collapsed to the floor. Ruth stood above the both of us, offering us each a hand, her face an expression of alarm.“What’s going on? We heard the door slamming.”“There’s ...