The guilt. I’ll never be able to outlive the guilt.“No, Evelyn,” Victor whispers. “Don’t. Every moment has been worth it. Every single thing that has fallen apart and been rebuilt, no matter how shaky – it is right. You know it too.”I nod to him, crying so hard I can’t shape words. But I do know i
What is our plan, Alvin says, his eyes darting to Ian’s as he speaks directly into his brother’s mind. Now that they’re in the same room again, their powers are back in full force. Alvin had never really gotten the full story about what, in the first place, had interrupted their ability to communica
Ian slaps his hands over his mouth, catching the hint from his brother and working to raise a bit of hysteria on his own face as well. Of course, both boys know that their father is alive – they can feel it, inside of themselves. But they also know how gravely wounded he is.Still, they sense that t
“Nothing’s wrong,” Ian says, shrugging, drawing Alvin’s gaze back to him. “That was just awesome.”Alvin freezes for a moment and then both boys start to laugh. Brent crosses his arms, not joining in, pissed off to be under these kids’ control. “You have to teach me how to do that!” Ian says, jumpi
“We need to get him out of here,” she says, looking to the boys. “What’s the situation upstairs? Specifically – where are Joyce and my father?”“We tied them up,” Ian says, looking up into her eyes. “Them and four Betas, in the command room.”Evelyn just blinks, shocked, at her boys. “Seriously?” sh
Outside of the house, Rafe paces back and forth in front of the line of Hummers. Victor’s Beta army – all of those who are not injured or otherwise incapacitated – are here, anxiously awaiting their orders. A group of them continues to attack the weak entry points to the Walsh home, but they’re con
“Why should I let you free, dad,” Evelyn says. “Clearly, you don’t have my best interests at heart. You imprisoned me, imprisoned my sons, tried to use me as bait to lead Victor to an easy death. Why would I untie you if you have no respect for my family or my life?”“You owe your fealty to me, Evel
Moments after I meet Rafe on the field, a group of us are rushing back towards the house. Rafe is shouting commands down the line of the radio on his shoulder, ordering one of the re-fueled helicopters to come to the back lawn.I’m at the head of the group, leading the way back to the house, Rafe be