Xavier
The scream hit first.
Sharp. High. Raw fear soaked in it like blood on snow.
I was already moving before the comms lit up. My boots slammed the hallway floor as I turned the corner to her corridor, three Reapers hot on my heels, Kansas cursing under his breath.
"Sector Blue—go now!" I barked into the link. "Mira, med team to my location."
I reached her just as her body crumpled like cloth to the floor.
“Serena!” My voice cracked in a way it hadn’t in years.
I caught her before she hit the ground, her weight limp in my arms. Her skin burned. So hot it singed my palms. Her face was pale, lips dry and trembling. Her hand was clutched over her stomach, fingers twitching.
“s**t. She’s burning up,” Kansas muttered, dropping beside me.
Mira came running, two medics on her tail. Sh
