NO MATTER HOW FAST they ran, the footsteps pounding behind them never got any farther away. Percy resisted ducking into a cell because he didn’t want to get trapped there. Brita’s condition was worsening with every minute that passed. Though she was managing to keep up because she was one of the strongest women he knew, her hands were shaking badly and her breathing was labored.
He stopped and peered around the corner they’d just turned. The passage was still empty so they had a few seconds. Brita bent at the waist, her hands on her knees as she panted.
Percy scanned the hallway they’d just entered, spotting a door at the end of the passage that looked different from the others. Maybe it was an exit or a stairwell that would lead them back up to the other wing of the building. He could f
