Chapter Sixteen
Nola grabbed the edge of her seat as the room tilted. “Who? Who wants to talk to me?”
“We don’t know.” Captain Ridgeway leaned over her. He was so much taller than she was. A tower of strength larger than she could ever grow to be.
“Emanuel.” Nola mouthed the word. There wasn’t enough air in her lungs to speak.
“I don’t think so.” Captain Ridgeway crouched down, speaking to her on eye level as though she were a frightened child. “There is absolutely nothing to indicate Emanuel or any trace of Nightland has come back to the city. What we do know is that if the people out there try to cross the bridge, there will be a bloodbath. We have to stop them from crossing that bridge.”
She nodded.
“We need you to go out there and talk to them. They’ve refused to speak to any of
