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  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
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  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

And with that, she disappeared, as did the scene in Fort’s head, and everything went dark again.

At some unknown time later, something almost woke him up, a voice that could have been Sierra screaming his name, sounding terrified. But it cut off too quickly, and he fell back into a dreamless sleep, filled with a strange sort of dread that something had gone very, very wrong.

- FORTY-FIVE -

FORSYTHE,” A VOICE SAID, AND something tapped his face. “Forsythe. Wake up already, I don’t have all day.”

Fort opened his eyes, then immediately closed them again. He wasn’t in pain, at least, but his mind still felt fuzzy from whatever they’d been giving him. Another slap on his cheek, and he looked up to find Dr. Ambrose leaning over him. “Okay, I’m up,” he murmured, and she thankfully stopped.

“Good,” Dr. Ambrose said, leaning back. Fort could hear people running outside the door, and muffled shouting. “We’ve got a lot to talk about, and not much time. First, you should be totally healed now. Jia fixed your ribs, leg, and ankle.” She gave him some side eye. “You only fell, like, ten feet, Forsythe. Next time try not to land on everything breakable all at the same time.”

“I broke all of those things?” Fort said, sitting up slowly and feeling around his ribs. Everything felt totally normal, which made sense, since Jia’s magic would have restored his bones back to their nonbroken state. “Did Gabriel…”

“Not as bad,” she said, frowning. “We kept him sedated, though, until his father decided what to do with him. He’s expelled now, if that helps.”

Fort sat up straight, his eyes widening. “Wait, you let him go? You know he can teleport, right? You can’t just—”

“Who are you talking to, Forsythe?” she said, glaring at him. “Of course I know that. And I said we needed to wipe his memories. But Colonel Charles outranks me, and he said he’d be taking his son home. What was I supposed to do, arrest them both?”

“Yes!” Fort shouted. “He almost let the Old Ones come back!”

“Let’s not get into who’s releasing what Old Ones here,” Dr. Ambrose said, narrowing her eyes. “I’m told you pulled a stunt just like that yourself. You’re lucky no one was permanently injured from that dragon you took on a joyride around the world.”

Fort’s face turned bright red, and he coughed to hide his embarrassment. “Yeah, okay, it wasn’t the smartest thing to do.”