EIGHTEEN
Tulsi had been left alone with Hillam.
Kieran was across the hall with Delray and whoever else was over there. She had never been hosted by them, and couldn’t say she was sorry about that. Coombs and Teal had gone with Baines, Rowdy, and Wreck to pick up the unsuspecting Svana.
All day Tulsi swung back and forth between accepting that they needed to sacrifice Svana to have any hope of getting out alive, and back to feeling guilt over being selfish. Wreck showed no doubt, not an ounce. Not until Baines had opened the adjoining room door to order him out with them.
There had been no time to say any kind of goodbye, which probably worked out for the best. Baines stood there waiting for him, so all Wreck could do was meet her eye. She’d nodded once and offered him a smile. In a fl
