Chapter 129

Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine

From the doorway, Connor could see the Moon twins, who were sitting in the center of a large room, shivering, backs resting against the crates that had been removed from the wheeled litters.

Unlike other rooms Connor had seen, this one was lined with support columns: thick cylinders of the same white composite materials as the walls. Anything could be hiding behind those.

The twins were complaining to each other about freezing, but something about them other than the shivering seemed off.

Their skin was discolored, and their faces were puffy.

Although Mosiah was in the room—pacing and staring at three darkened, arched doorways on the opposite wall, there was no sign of Selen.

Yet the stench and cold seemed to be coming from the room.

Connor waved for Elise to come to him, but put a finger to his lips.

She tiptoed forward and stopped at his side.