MY CRUEL PROTECTOR
"Nevan, there's nothing deeper than the Urals."
"There is the Void," he said. "Thorne’s final fail-safe. A submarine docked in the subterranean river beneath the Hive. It’s built for the Arctic deep. We disappear under the ice, Ruby. No satellites. No signals. Just us."
He didn't wait for my agreement. He swept me up into his arms, his hold tighter than it had ever been. He began to carry me toward the lower levels, his mind already locking down the doors behind us.