Chapter 19
Fresh minds it takes to make things Real
Whether a laugh, a hope, a love, a squeal.
Rabbits and bears in their hidden lairs
Are more true than many can feel.
— From An Ode to Childhood, Annalise Phenix
[Martech Office, London, England — Dana]
My link with Lara was cut off, and I glanced at Marie. Her smile was peaceful, confident. This will work.
I hope you know what you’re doing. He won’t let us go easily. She’d been unconscious during my time in the catacombs. She could only have a vague idea what lay ahead, and yet she’d seen what he’d done to Kevin. I hugged myself to stop the shivering. Maybe she did understand.
Leonard strode into the room, followed by Lara and his favorite pair of guards. My eyes were drawn to a speck of blood on Connall’s lapel. “Lara has told
