8
Lower Chambers: The Unknown Rooms
Alice wasn’t sure what was happening, but this PD soldier’s mask was focused on her, unmoving.
Two more were charging up behind him. This was it. Her rescuers were all down, shot or unconscious, like the one this man had hit with his rifle. She hoped Intrepid was doing better above.
She risked one more glance at him, processing the way his eyes held hers, quivering. For a moment, she felt a connection. Something she hadn’t felt in a long time, almost as if the universe were drawing them together. More than anything, she wanted to pull his helmet off and see who was there, staring back at her. But then the others were within reach, and she had to act.
To her relief, she realized she wasn’t as alone as she’d thought, as the teen on the ground woke up
