“Slade,” Ryatt pants as he catches up, nearly knocks into me, both of us blurting words at the same time. “Everyone is—” he begins, and, “The rip is—” I start. “Gone.” Our words join together with an echoing blow I feel punch through my gut. The rip is gone. The people are gone. Auren is gone. And my fucking power to get to her is... Gone.
