Chapter 227: No more Innocence Left

RILEY The small vial felt impossibly heavy in my palm as I emerged from Andy's cell, its contents seeming to pulse with the weight of what it had cost me to obtain it. The antidote that would save Marcus and Zade's lives -- purchased with the destruction of whatever fragile peace I'd managed to find in the wreckage of my world.   "Riley?" Lumina's voice seemed to come from very far away, though she was standing right beside me. "What did she tell you?"   I couldn't look at her. Couldn't look at any of them. If I met their eyes now, they would see everything Andy had shown me, every horrific detail burned into my memory like brands on my soul. Instead, I kept my gaze fixed on the stone floor as I extended my hand, offering the vial to whoever would take it.   "Here," I whispered, my voice barely audible in the dungeon's oppressive silence. "Give this to them. It should work."   Lynn stepped forward to accept the antidote, her fingers briefly brushing mine. The contact made me flinch inv