The London safe house was quiet, but the silence was deceptive.
Ethan sat at the table, staring at the map spread out before him. The Genesis Core was still out there, hidden somewhere in Eleanor's vast network. They'd destroyed the Mind's Eye, disrupted the satellites, and struck blow after blow against the Genesis Imperative. But Eleanor was still winning.
Kate moved through the room, her footsteps soft on the worn carpet. "Ethan, you've been sitting there for hours. You need to rest."
"I can't rest. Not while she's still out there."
Kate sat down beside him, her hand on his arm. "We'll find her. We always do."
"What if this time is different? What if she's already won?"
"Then we keep fighting anyway. That's what we do."
Ethan looked at her, a flicker of warmth in his cold chest.
