Chapter 20

When Sarah woke up, everything had settled into an eerie calm. The muddy ground outside still shimmered with rainwater from the storm. Jack Cheney sat by her bedside, gripping her wrist tightly. “Come back to the base with me. You can’t keep living out here in these conditions. You’re not eating enough, you don’t have proper clothes—what are you even trying to prove, Sarah? Look at yourself. You’re running yourself into the ground!” Sarah frowned, her expression tight as she...