I would never believe Lynne could kill someone, but I saw her shoot that cop. She had zero hesitation with the gun. Her aim was perfect. And if she would kill an innocent cop to save her daughter, I can believe she’d kill us too.
“Elena?” Adam asks, searching my face. “Why do you ask?”
“Um. I was just curious because I tried to call her earlier. But she wasn’t in the office.”
“Oh.” He runs a finger along my arm, staring into the distance. “I talked to her when we got back from the future and told her that you thought Aether was going to kill us. She said she’d protect us, but if the others are dead, then…” He trails off and shakes his head. “But it doesn’t matter, because by coming here you’ve already changed the timeline, right?”
“I don’t know.” Chris could already be dead by now. The
