CHAPTER 22
Brocc and Lara Stella made their way down a dark, dirty and wet subway tunnel. Lara Stella helped Brocc—he was weak. One blow would knock him out. He wanted to rest, and twice Lara Stella scolded for not stopping, but he wouldn’t stop until he was at the hideout.
They walked, sloshing through puddles and watching for rats. The place was filthy—just how Brocc liked his hideouts. No one would ever think to look for him here.
“Where are we going?” Lara Stella asked. “It’s so dark. We’ve been walking for a long time.”
“Just a little further,” Brocc said.
“What exactly happened up there?” Lara Stella asked. “Why were you . . . glowing purple?”
“I turned.”
“I don’t understand.”
“I’m infused with Nutrizeen.”
Lara Stella gasped so hard she choked. “I’ve heard of Gourmans being
