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knew
what it meant to feel.
An alarm is hammering through the walls.
The room beeps and blares to life and Adam stiffens, pulls
back; his face collapses.
“This is a CODE SEVEN. All soldiers must report to the
Quadrant immediately. This is a CODE SEVEN. All soldiers
must report to the Quadrant immediately. This is a CODE
SEVEN. All soldiers must report to the Quadra—”
Adam is on his feet and pulling me up and the voice is still
shouting orders through a speaker system wired into the
building. “There’s been a breach,” he says, his voice broken
and breathy, his eyes darting between me and the door.
“Jesus. I can’t just leave you here—”
“Go,” I tell him. “You have to go—I’ll be fine—”
Footsteps are thundering through the halls and soldiers are
barking at each other so loudly I can hear it through the
walls. Adam is still on duty. He has to perform. He has to
keep up appearances until we can leave. I know this.
He pulls me close. “This isn’t a joke, Juliette—I don’t know
what’s happening—it could be anything—”
A metal click. A mechanical switch. The door slides open
and Adam and I jump 10 feet apart.
Adam rushes to exit just as Warner is walking in. They both
freeze.
“I’m pretty sure that alarm has been going off for at least a
minute, soldier.”
“Yes sir. I wasn’t sure what to do about her.” He’s suddenly
composed, a perfect statue. He nods at me like I’m an
afterthought but I know he’s just slightly too stiff in the
shoulders. Breathing just a beat too fast.
“Lucky for you, I’m here to take care of that. You may
report to your commanding officer.”