“I don’t understand,” Aeri says, moving around in a circle. “What happened? Whose house was this?” “My father’s,” Mikail says on a ragged breath. Oh fuck. My stomach twists, and a cold dread like I’ve never felt before hits me. His father didn’t survive this. I just know it. Everything Mikail did to save him, everything we all did, and his father is still gone. Ten Hells. What if all the people we’re trying to save are already dead?
