rsts as she jolted upright in h

dream. Ev

steel table. Zander's voice echoing through

bond. We need a viable su

e. No resistanc

er open like she

voice drifted in fro

g the threadbare blanket

all glowed a sickly green, displaying the Regime's central facilities, patrol r

sector on the screen. "Since the gala, they've do

lways

ered. "This tim

with a scoff. "Let him come. I

oftness he rarely let show.

won

having nightmares. That's not

look. "Same diff

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. It's where they store the last remaining copies of mate

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. If we get that data, we could prove what they did to

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er to the screen.

do we

lsa, and Malek. Small

rfe

lickering holo-recordings of the gala bombing. Ever

she wa

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e whispered, finger

you'd want to know-they hit another checkpoint last

ng," Zander mutter

f it's

lowly, his eyes co

r back. No matte

ty. It wasn't as flashy as the Gala building-just another forgotten gray to

voice sharp in her ear. "Security's light. I'm pat

ace, and landed silently beside the power grid. One spar

later. Together, the four rebels sl

lan was tight. Get in,

r survived con

he moment they reached

lready some

ack armor bearing the Regime's emblem

venant," Ca

blood r

-a hybrid of magic and science. Unkillable. Unshakabl

only hear

to face with th

alek, get the data. Kelsa,

attered glass. Revenant moved like death incar

she had, dodging, slicing,

ant barel

ra by the throat and sla

st," she said with calm cru

er face. "Guess some

raised

then

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he y

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the sewers, panting

r

Lyra collapsed onto t

drive. "You won't bel

t into the en

here

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: Term

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l compliance. Bond erasure incomplete. Subject retained partial emotional imprin

sta

d wasn'

omple

carried the imprint. St

nds tr

ide her. Then: "Wha

ked up,

end this.

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survived without him. By showing the

f the Regime Tower, watching the cit

ed him a clas

47: Confi

cessful. Revenant

be comp

's jaw

as the

, Al

knows I s

es

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hey'd told him she was a threat

d belie

s a ghost

e said. "Even if I have

the rooftop of the safehouse, wind pull

bond wasn't fully broken beca

n't loo

t anything f

re your han

scared

. "But maybe part of you

sharply. "You thin

I think he wants you back.

led, slow

tly: "Let