Eve didn’t know what had happened, where she was now, or whether she was still alive. Her body trembled violently, her vision blurred, and she couldn’t hear anything. The first thing she thought about was Chase. Was he okay? Would Eve be able to hold him again, see him smile, feel the warmth of his body in her embrace?

In the midst of thoughts torn between grief and fear, Eve saw an incredibly bright light descending from somewhere impossibly high, splitting apart the darkness surrounding her and slowly allowing her to see her surroundings. She was still in that room. She saw John standing in front of her, and Isaac...