It took everything he had not to send a team out after her. But the look in her eyes didn’t convey self-defeat. They shined truth. If the Undivine intervened, he was certain death would follow, just as she said. Lucius has brought the battle to a whole new level, and the Undivine were falling behind on multiple fronts—tech, decisiveness, and deviousness. The modest paramilitary organization could not afford to suffer further losses. Their numbers were already down because of battlefield losses at the hand of Lucius and fleshmonger possessions.
The next two days were brutal as they traveled back to the NYC command center. A CAT-10 storm kept them grounded for half a day, but the worst part was that Cole was unsure what their next move was. Lucius was winning on every front. All the Undivin
