Chapter 274

• She opens her eyes, only to find herself in her room, alone. She breathes deeply and pushes her hands against her face. She rubs her eyes, trying to bring herself into the real world.
• She knows she needs to stand up and get on with her plan. But she feels drained, as if all energy has left her body. It’s not that the trip to see Io exhausted her, but mentally she feels weak with all that has been going on.
• She has a bad feeling, one that she can’t shake off. Io didn’t phrase it, but she felt that she meant it; she will need to sacrifice something. And now, she isn’t alone in this. She has to cooperate with her new “partner”, Zed.