Rachel gazed down at Leo, still cradled in her arms. He was so eerily still, so quiet—if not for the faint rise and fall of his chest, she might have believed he was already gone.
Luna's fists clenched at her sides, her nails digging into her palms. A storm of frustration churned inside her. She was surrounded by people with extraordinary family backgrounds, people who could actually help her brother while she stood there, utterly powerless.
'What can I do? All I know is how to fight. Fighting isn't going to fix this.. If only I understood more about the game… If only I knew how to help.
Lily was biting her nails, her mind going a mile a minute as she tried to make sense of everything. Leo's wellbeing was tied directly to a game that even the government was looking into.
'This game…what is its real purpose? What could the developers stand to gain from throwing people's lives into chaos? '