“You’re coming with us.”
She nods once.
“Of course.”
Because if the system activates—
She’s the only one who might be able to stop it.
The countdown timer flashes again.
0:49:02
Less than an hour.
Boone helps Wren back toward the helicopter.
She looks up at him as they walk.
“You know this is about to get worse.”
“I know.”
“The second Architect could already be inside the control hub.”
“I know.”
“And if they activate Phase Three—”
Boone stops walking.
He gently pulls her closer again.
Just for a second.
“Then we stop them.”
She studies his face.
“You really are impossible.”
“I’ve been told that.”
He leans down and kisses her again.
Quick.
Determined.
The kind of kiss that promisesthey’re both still walking out of this alive.
Behind them—
Cyclone cuffs the captured Architect, and his men.
Raven secures the convoy vehicles.
River climbs into the helicopter.
