Before the Fire Burns
Chapter Six // Before the Fire Burns
He didn’t even want to think about what would happen if they caught him. But he wouldn’t be caught. It was his duty, his mission, to escape.
He didn’t even want to think about what would happen if they caught him. But he wouldn’t be caught. It was his duty, his mission, to escape.
Rush had become accustomed to many unfamiliar sounds on the Embark. But a bone-chilling screech was not one of them.
Never again, he thought, would he live times like this. Everything had come crashing down because of one man. Now, he would shatter Ward’s life.
She grabbed his shoulder and shook him, shattering his reminiscing. She turned him to face south—back toward the school. An airship hovered on the horizon. Rush froze. His despair turned to icy fear. They were back.