

He didn’t move.Īcross from us, faint orange light rose from Adam’s circle. His voice sounded strange, deep and distant. He pulled me to him, my back against his chest, and he locked his arms on me. No matter what happens, you’ll be safe here. “Once I begin, I may not be able to stop,” Mad Rogan said. Do you understand, Nevada? You can’t enter null space, but you can exit it, and if you try to do it while I’m active, it will shred you into a bloody mist.” I wouldn’t even get to say the proper good-bye. I would never fall in love and have a family.

I would never get to see my sisters grow up. I’d barely gotten to do anything with my life. I was supposed to be stoic or strong, but all I could think about was how much I loved being alive. I could see every blade of grass around us.

The trees were such a vivid emerald green, the sky so blue.
