LikeImatter—
something inside me fights harder.
Overlap memories slam into me again—
but different now.
Not punishment.
Escape.
A hidden tunnel.
A woman whispering:
If you ever remember… find the river doors.
My eyes snap open wider.
River doors.
Oh my God.
The tunnel system.
There’s another exit.
I grip Clay’s vest harder.
“The river…”
He leans closer immediately.
“What?”
“River doors.”
Another bullet tears through the nursery wall beside us.
Too close.
Gabriel shoots one operative straight through the visor while dragging the doctor toward cover.
Russ shouts:
“We’re getting overrun!”
I force myself to focus.
Think.
Remember.
“The tunnels flood into the Dâmbovi?a River.”
Gabriel’s head snaps toward me instantly.
“The drainage gates.”
