Was he seriously hoping she''d wake up just to grill fish for him?
ra had picked a ton of wild berries yesterday-enough that she didn''t have to go out again today. So, with all those leftovers, she just grilled up more than a dozen fish for him.
But she felt awful. The moment the fish were done, she shoved them into his hands and crashed right back to sleep.
He grabbed five fish in one hand, six in the other, and started chowing down like it was nothing.
Right before ra passed out, herst thought was, Wow, this guy can really eat.
She, on the other hand, had zero appetite. Ever since she''d seen those human remains in the underground factory, the thought of eating meat made her stomach turn. She figured it''d be a long time before she could stomach it again.
She could feel heat spreading through her whole body, like she was burning up from the inside out. Her skin felt so dry, it was like all the water in her had evaporated.
If she really died here, it would be such a waste.
When she woke up again that afternoon, her mouth tasted bitter, like someone had shoved something in there while she was out.
She opened her eyes and saw the experiment subject sitting right next to her, trying to force some mashed-up herbal concoction into her mouth.
It was raw, straight-up herbal juice-so bitter her stomach lurched.
He just mped his hand gently over her mouth, making sure she swallowed it.
ra gagged a few times, but nothing came up.
He watched her for a few seconds, making sure she didn''t spit it out, then finally rxed.
She was too wiped out to argue, so she just let herself drift back to sleep.
She slept straight through to the next day. When she woke up, she actually felt better. Looks like the herbs he found really worked.
She stretched, walked down to the creek to wash up, taking her time. That''s when she noticed a few freshly killed rabbits nearby.
He wasn''t rushing her now just stood there, quiet as a shadow.
ra gave in and roasted the rabbits for him. She stuck to fruit for herself, two of them set off toward
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It would probably take until evening to get there.
But they hadn''t gone far when a huge explosion boomed in the distance, echoing
from somewhere ahead.
ra''s heart dropped. She broke into a run, dread twisting in her stomach.
But the factory was still far off, and the only way there was to take the long way around the canyon was impossible to cross.
Three hourster, they finally saw where the explosion had happened. The factory was nothing but a pile of rubble.
Her mind wentpletely nk with panic. She sprinted toward the ruins.
The explosion had happened three hours ago. Charles was still inside!
"Charles! Charles!"
The factory was enormous. She ran halfway around it but didn''t see anyone. Then the ground started trembling beneath her feet.
After the explosion and all that rain, andslide wasing down from the hilltop.
"ra!!"
She barely heard the shout-her heart leapt as she turned toward the sound.
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footing. Humans were nothing against the power of nature.
Milo and Buddy came tearing up to her, barking like crazy.
ra''s heart was racing as she finally got to Charles. She couldn''t help but ask, "Did you see Dn at
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Charles rolled his eyes. "Don''t even get me started. Who do you think blew this ce up? After he got me out and realized you weren''t here, he told everyone to set the explosives and then went off to find you Listen, ra-Dn was being ckmailed, and the leverage was that kid. I didn''t see the kid''s face, but whatever it was, it made him furious.
That must be his child! When you
get back, you need to get the truth out of him. He''s hiding a lot from you." s
The ground kept shaking beneath their feet. This was no time for secrets—but
there was nothing they could do except keep moving.