TESSA'S POV

My stomach churned and I felt my heart caught in my throat.

"We need to get to the Elder's quarters," I rasped, adrenaline surging through me despite the utter exhaustion threatening to pull me under. Gabe, his face pale but resolute, mirrored my urgency.

We sprinted through the sterile corridors of the med bay and ran to the Elder's quarters leaving Adrian behind before he could say anything, the usually calming white walls blurring into a dizzying tunnel. Each passing second felt like an eternity, the silence broken only by the frantic pounding of our hearts. Finally, we skidded to a halt before the Elder's quarters, the door...