Omega Hunted
I could only hope that, by the time the rescue team arrived, I would have figured out how to explain the one thing I could never take back.
The first sound was faint, like metal striking stone. Then came the rumble.
I shot to my feet, every muscle in my body tensing as muffled voices echoed beyond the blocked entrance.
Chunks of rock shifted. Light spilled into the cave in thin, brilliant shafts before the opening widened enough for a single figure to squeeze through.
Officer Brynn.
He stepped into the cavern, his helmet light sweeping across the darkness until it landed on us. His expression changed, confusion, realization, then shock all ran across his face in the fraction of a second. For