Slade’s cruel laughter echoed through the cavern, seeming to reverberate off its pale, blue walls. He was standing there in the middle of the chamber, submerged to his waist in some kind of glowing flesh, tentacles piercing his body. And his vicious smile mocked her. Somehow, he knew.
Her symbiont was gone. She had passed the Nassai to Melissa. There was no reason they should both have to die here. With any luck, Harry had gotten the kid to a SlipGate. Maybe the others would escape as well. But one way or the other, she would never know.
Jena"s heart sank when she heard Slade"s laughter. The man just hung there. He didn"t seem to notice the pain. “It"s too late,” he whispered. “Too late. The end has begun. The first domino falls, and soon the rest will follow.”
Jena felt her face crumpl
