Landon's POV I ran after Nadia who just went out, both injured and pissed. She's with the vial containing the contents that could eliminate Vance, my only competitor. It finally looks like the stars are aligning in my favor. Nadia is walking with all the adrenaline her body can produce. "Is that all of it?" She asks when I finally catch up with her at the gate. "Just any amount would do." I said to her, We head into the compound. It's still early in the evening and the warm glow of what is left of the sun is reflected by certain surfaces in the compound. We enter into the kitchen, Nadia first. "Do you know where she went?" We both hear Vance ask in an icy tone. Talia's "No" is sharp and has every shade of 'I don't give a fuck.' A little back and forth ens

