Chapter NineAvenne’s POVI didn’t know when I fell asleep.One moment, I was still kneeling beside the President, trying to stop his bleeding while the sounds of the attack continued somewhere outside, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up with my back against a cold wall and my neck hurting from the uncomfortable position.For a few seconds, I didn’t remember where I was.Then everything came rushing back, the attack, the injured warriors, the rival team, the President.I immediately turned toward him.He was sitting against the wall a short distance away from me, his head slightly lowered and his eyes closed, but before I could say anything, his eyes opened.He looked awake immediately. “You’re awake,” I said quietly.He didn’t answer.Instead, he slowly stood and walked toward the opening of the broken building.I watched him carefully as he looked outside, remaining completely still while he listened to the surroundings.There were no voices, no footsteps, no sound of fig
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