Chapter 40As promised, Nolan got to look around The Bunker. After that, Oberon and the other adults filled him in on the structure and rules of Nil.
Next, everyone gathered in the Meet Pit for the swearing-in ceremony. Nolan's expression was deadly serious as he recited the Nil oath in front of all the members, young and old.
Even as Charlie watched, she couldn't quite believe it was happening. Earlier that day, he'd been someone she was trying to con information out of; also, perhaps, a secret stalker with a murderous agenda. Now, all of a sudden, he was cleared of all wrongdoing and accepted into Nil.
It might take Charlie some time to get used to that turnaround. Even knowing what she did--that his sister and mother had been victimized by Conscience--she caught herself feeling a
