Chapter Five
Lauren was waiting for me outside the conference room where I’d met with Zahrias. I had no idea whether she’d been standing there the whole time, or whether he’d sent some sort of silent signal to summon her.
Either way, it was a relief to be away from him, to not have to worry about the way he was or wasn’t dissecting everything I said. I could tell he thought my plan to go to Los Alamos was a waste of time, but at least he hadn’t attempted to talk me out of it. Not yet, anyway.
“Your friend Evony brought your things in from your car,” Lauren said, leading me down a hallway that clearly led to a block of hotel rooms. “She’s already set in her own room, and you’re just a few doors down.”
“So are all of the Chosen staying here at the resort?” I asked.
“Not all. There are a
