Chapter 34
Zach and Mya hid in a storage room near the critical care unit. The room was so small and cluttered with equipment that Zach’s and Mya’s bodies rubbed up against each other.
“Did you really think I wouldn’t come back to the Daimon Gate for you?”
“The thought crossed my mind. But you know why I left. Ishtar threatened to kill all the subjects I had saved. That would be thousands of people.”
“Hmmm.”
“I know my numbers aren’t stacking up to yours, but—”
“It’s not the numbers, Mya.”
“So what’s causing that look on your face?”
“What look? I don’t pout.”
Mya chuckled. “I’d rather you pouted.”
Zach sighed. “I just have a lot on my mind. That’s all. What’s taking Kirra so long?”
“Come on, Zach. I don’t know how to disconnect the security monitors. And you can’t do it, either.
