Queen Rising From The Ruins

Summary

Seventy-two hours until the next Scourge tide hits.

I pushed open the heavy steel doors of the Meta-Testing Lab. Holden was leaning against the peeling paint of the corridor wall.

He tossed me half a ration bar. "Let’s go. Debby arrives at the Citadel tonight. I need to be at the gates."

I caught the bar, took a dry bite, and looked at him. "Holden, I actually..."

"She’s a new Gifted," he interrupted, pushing off the wall. "By the way, I haven’t been entirely straight with you."

The casual tone of his voice made my chest tighten.