**Harper’s POV **We pick our way back through the decaying house, and I hope I never have to step foot in a place like this again.The air is thick with the scent of mould and blood, and just ahead, I see the rectangle of light that is our freedom. The open doorway, where there’s fresh air. I’m abo
** Harper’s POV **“Your fear doesn’t justify the blood you spilled,” I say, stepping forward, voice steady even though my hands are shaking. “You tried to erase people to fix a mistake you made, but we are not your mistake.”“You don’t understand,” he says weakly.“I understand more than you think,
** Harper’s POV **“How are you alive? Didn’t you die like hundreds of years ago?” Finn asks.“I did,” Elias nods. “They executed me for my actions, and it was just. I was messing with things I never should have touched, but the damage was already done. When they found me and took all my research, i
** Harper’s POV **“Is this our location?” Deacon asks, stepping up to study the screen.“That’s where I saw him. He’s bleeding, weak, and alone. This is our chance to finish this,” I say.Finley, Luke and a few of Raff’s men than have filed in step up to study the screen. Getting a good look at the
** Harper’s POV **The training with Mora goes well, but we don’t go further than trying to conjure positive visions. Raff’s team and my parents have no luck on their searches, but they’ve at least ruled out more dead ends.I lay in bed with my bonds, all of them relaxed, breathing steady and silent
** Harper’s POV **By the time noon arrives, the sky has darkened, and it feels kind of ominous. The clouds are low and thick over the military grounds.We walk to the meeting room together. All of us in step, like a single force. Raff is already there, pacing beside a map spread across the table. W