Chapter 20
When I returned to Lucent, the girls had gathered in the dining room for breakfast, and many of them had dark circles under their eyes. They were probably having nightmares about their recent up-close-and-personal encounter with Vykens. I was too familiar with those frightening dreams.
I spotted Tessa and Kiera just inside, but I didn’t go in to greet them just yet. I walked down the hall toward Dr. Han’s office, but he wasn’t there. A little farther down, I found him in the hall with Liam and the twins.
“We have to go now!” Aaron growled. His face was redder than usual. I could only assume he was talking about going after May.
Dr. Han’s voice was calm but firm. “Not until we have enough support. The Council has promised to send help.”
I came to stand in the circle. Liam ga
