Chapter 53

Amelia

Something is wrong—I can feel it in my bones. The skin on my back is burning as if someone had slapped me with a rope repeatedly. I can barely move, not without the area stinging like a bitch. It makes me wonder if Ryan is okay. Maybe we are connected in the universe, and I can feel his pain like my own.

It must be something like that because I don't remember even touching my back.

"You're not saying much."

Billy's voice makes my eyes flicker down to the ground. "Sorry, what did you say?" I ask. "I wasn't listening."

"We don't have much dynamite left after that hybrid attack," Billy comments while looking through our inventory box. He looks tired. "I don't even understand why they attacked us. They have left us alone in the past—why charge now?"

A pregnant Zoya is sitting on the ground, cleaning a rifle while looking thoughtful. Billy's hand is on her thigh. The two of them never leave each other's side anymore. They fell