Chapter 12

The golden light faded slowly from Aris’s fingertips, leaving the subterranean tunnel bathed in the dim, red emergency glow of the lockdown sirens.

Aris sat back on her heels, her chest heaving, her hands trembling. She looked down at Ronan’s chest. The catastrophic wound was entirely

Chapter 13

The twelve concentrated beams of pure, synthetic ultraviolet radiation hit Aris Mercer square in the chest.

According to every law of physics, biology, and thermodynamics she had ever studied, the kinetic and radioactive force should have instantly vaporized her cellular structure. She

Chapter 14

"Sixty seconds," Aris breathed, the analytical side of her brain instantly snapping back to the forefront. "The elevator is moving at fifteen meters per second. We have approximately forty seconds until we hit the surface doors. The blast radius of the sublevel generators..."

"Aris," Ro