Chapter 32: PlansSTARLIGHT. THE ROOFTOP. Everything hurts. Ash kneels over me. Is it a dream? It can’t be reality.
My lips shape the words, “What happened?” and then, “Why didn’t you come sooner?” but nothing comes out.
“We can’t last much longer. You have to hurry.” Cadence says through me instead.
He looks away, swiping a hand across his face. The silver mist over his skin roils. The shadows under his eyes are darker than before.
“Why didn’t you fight back? Why didn’t anyone help you? What’s going on in there, Cady?”
“Hurry, Ash.”
He’s still refusing to look at me—at her—when he responds. “I didn’t realize how bad it had gotten. I didn’t know. I’m so sorry, Cady. I’m trying, I am, but I just can’t find a way in. Every time I get close, it seems like there’re more patrols in the way
