Epilogue
The boat’s engine emitted a dull electric hum as it pushed them upstream. Evie let her fingers trail in the river. Even two inches of coolness on her skin felt refreshing in the summer heat. Past the water, rolling hills with bushy trees drifted past. She had been watching those hills slowly descend from the imposing cliffs further south, closer to where they started their journey, not far from the Core’s island. There had been nothing to do in the meantime but wait and think. About Hunter, and the future.
Trina, her lone companion in the small vessel, blinked furiously as she flipped through images on her implant. She caught Evie’s gaze for a moment and, as if sensing her discomfort, sat up and tried to make conversation.
“Did you ever come this way before?”
Evie shook her he
