Chapter 20
The lockdown alarm was fainter in the basement, competing with the high-pitched blare of a fire-alarm upstairs. I doubted anyone upstairs had even heard the gunshot. Quickly, I flipped the burner switch and the shelves swung shut behind me, hiding the inner door once more.
I needed to think. The noise was making it impossible. My heart raced, but that didn’t explain the pain I was experiencing in my chest. Had I just lost Khai forever? I knew I shouldn’t think that way, but I felt like I was dying inside.
“Ana, Khai, move it!” Hollis’ deep voice reverberated through the basement as he yelled down the stairs. I had to keep moving. Every step counted now, every minute.
We’d only seen a portion of the warpers’ facility, and it had been huge. From what I could tell, there were o
