#Chapter 349 - Battlefield

Luca’s head snaps up. “So that’s it, then, right? We get her out of here, now? Lock her away in a bunker somewhere until we blow that entire nation to pieces?” “As tempting as that sounds,” dad murmurs, pressing a kiss to my hair, “we can’t risk it. Any individual truck leaving the battlefield now will be a major target. They know we’re launching an offensive tonight – they’ll be watching for changes, watching us try to sneak her out of here.” I sigh, feeling completely out of my depth and very, very tired, my mind hardly able to turn from any thoughts except worry for my friend dying somewhere in this camp. Alone, apparently. Why is he alone? Why are none of our friends there with him? I scowl, lifting my head, glaring around the room. Ben, Jackson murmurs directly into my mind, sensing my worry. We sent for Ben. He’s there with him now. I pause for a moment, considering this, but then I nod, mollified. “So, what the hell do we do?” Jesse asks, glaring around the ro