Chapter Thirty-Three
Nexus
Sophia ran across the remaining length of catwalk. Damien appeared ahead of her; he’d climbed the sloping corridor beyond the catwalk while carrying Aviary over one shoulder, and his face was red and wet with perspiration. He collapsed on the brink of the catwalk just as Sophia reached him.
She grabbed the unconscious Aviary by her belt and Damien by his collar, but their combined weight pulled her off her feet, and she fell flat to the walkway, dragged slowly back toward the corridor—
Then her slide stopped.
Olesya had appeared on the catwalk behind her, both hands gripping her ankle.
‘Damien, climb over them!’ Olesya yelled.
Grunting, he reached up Sophia’s arm and pulled himself higher, his feet slipping as they tried to find purchase. Sophia held onto
