Page 111 of Warrior Unraveled

“Wes… maybe it’s just the aftermath of the injury.”

“There’s something else.” He hesitated, because he wasn’t sure himself.

Virginia held her breath.

“It feels like he left something behind.”

Both Virginia and Maya gasped and stared at him, panicked.

“I think some of his memories are still there.” He tapped at his skull. “Somewhere in there, there’s something important. Something that I figured out in the vortex.” He sighed. “But I can’t remember it. I just know it’s important.”

Virginia’s cell phone rang. She pulled it from her pocket, but before she answered it, she said, “We’ll figure it out, we will.” Then she connected the call. “Yes?” A moment later she said, “We’ll be up in two minutes.” She disconnected the call and tucked the cell phone away.

“What is it?” Wesley asked.

“Cinead and Barclay have arrived.”

“The council members? They’re here? At Scanguards?”

“I had to tell Cinead what happened to Deirdre. I convinced him to come.”

Recalling the frantic battle, Wes held his breath as he asked, “Did she get hurt?” He tossed a quick look around the room, but there was no second patient. “Oh my God, is she dead?”

“I’ll fill you in on the way up,” Virginia said and helped him up.