Chapter Eight
EVIE FOUND GOING BACK TO WORK like nothing was different was a huge challenge the next day. As Evie walked into the lab, the expansive room felt different, like it wasn’t where she’d spent the last five years of her life. On the platform in the center of the room, another body had already been brought in and Cara was conducting the exam.
She walked up the steps. A young man was on the gurney. He had intricate tribal tattoos down his arms. He’d been muscular; his eyes were still open but the color had faded to a dim gray. He still had a silver ring on his right middle finger.
Evie pointed to it. 'You've left this on.'
'It's welded on,' Cara said. 'He's part of a tribe from Alto, likely Ryx’s gang. The ring indicates a high rank. His tattoos show he had abilities far greate
