300 Chapter 300

Boots in the hallway had my two sentinels readying their guns again. "It's just me!" Cadence shouted, looking at them like they were a bit too jumpy. I couldn't blame them, though. Especially Dax. This was his first day, after all, and it had been the craziest one on record.

Cadence took in the scene, and now that my eyes were open, I traced the room with her. Jamie had made a lot of progress on Tara's wound, but he was fading fast. Faye appeared to be a corpse.

Even with all of the work Jamie had done, Tara still looked bad. Cadence asked, "How is she alive?"

"I have no idea," Jamie said, his voice so quiet it was hard to hear him. "I honestly don't think she will be much longer if we don't do something really quick."

I hoped he had an idea what "something" might be. Tara didn't deserve to die like this. She was so excited, so full of life. It just wasn't fair.

"Is there anything I can do?" Cadence asked.