ReaperThe hiss of the ventilator had finally stopped.From the corner of the underground med-bay, I watched Doc quietly adjust an IV drip, but my eyes were locked entirely on the face of my Vice President.Justin’s eyelids fluttered. After thirty-two agonizing days, they finally cracked open.His dark eyes were unfocused, and heavily drugged, but the second they found me standing in the corner, he hurried to speak. "Reaper." he croaked. I crossed the room in two long strides, gripping the railing of his hospital bed. "I am here, Havoc. I am right here. Don't try to move."Justin swallowed hard. "Did you... did you find her?"The question felt like a sharp blade twisting directly into my gut.I looked down at my knuckles, still split and bruised from a month of fruitless, violent interrogations."No." I answered. "We tore the southside apart, Havoc. The Skulls are hiding in the walls. We have nothing."Justin closed his eyes and a tear of pure frustration leaked into his hairline. H
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