Chapter 71 Stay

• Ava
• We walked in silence as we made our way back through the blighted wasteland toward the treeline. Every few steps, Chris would glance over his shoulder, as though he couldn’t quite believe the desolation he had just witnessed.
• I couldn’t blame him. Seeing the aftermath of Ethan’s arrogance like that, laid bare in front of us in all its horrific glory... it was enough to shake even the most staunch unbeliever’s faith in our way of life here.