The helicopter flew. Rex sat in the back, holding Kilo. Ghost was driving the helicopter steadily, his eyes scanning the city for any lingering threat. Luna and Clara were safe back at the safe house, but Kilo needed help immediately.
Kilo was barely conscious. Her breathing was shallow, and her skin, visible beneath the soot, was pale.
“Ghost, get her file,” Rex ordered. “Where does Kilo go when she’s truly broken?” He asked
“Kilo was a ghost long before Julian found her. Her emergency file is encrypted, but I don't know the location. It’s a place Julian could never touch.”
“Where?”
“An old, abandoned hydroponics lab under the university’s historic library. She built it as a trauma ward. It’s completely off-grid and protected by five layers of forgotten government security systems.
