Chapter Twenty-One
Wearing the crimson robes of a Preserver, Olesya stood watching the university through red goggles. The patrols had increased, but not by much. They had Jay, so they weren’t looking for anyone else.
She hit her pressel switch and spoke. Ark, Marina and Sophia were all on the private channel, so they would hear her.
‘Marina, how far out are you?’
‘Twenty minutes from the university.’
‘What about Jay?’ Sophia asked.
‘Still no comms.’ Olesya checked her smartwatch. ‘His heart rate’s normal again.’
In fact, it was low, but she didn’t mention that.
‘I’ve already lost DC to a kidnapping,’ Sophia said. ‘I’m not losing Jay, do you understand me?’ Her voice became a growl. ‘I’m not losing him.’
Neither am I.
Olesya switched through to Ark privately.
‘Talk to me,’ he sa
