Page 275 of Scars of Fate

A metallic click sounded.

The hum stopped.

The entire hangar went silent.

Then the lights on the containment units changed from red to green.

The temperature began to fall.

Thirty-six degrees.

Thirty-five.

Thirty-four.

Everyone exhaled.

Wynn started crawling backward.

Then the primary unit made a new sound.

A mechanical lock released.

Hawk’s expression changed.

“What?” I demanded.

“The containment door.”

A red warning filled the control screen.

MANUAL OVERRIDE DETECTED.

FAILSAFE ACTIVATED.

The countdown disappeared.

A new clock appeared.

00:59.

00:58.

00:57.

The sealed compartment began to open.

“Wynn!” I dropped to my knees. “Get out!”

“I’m stuck.”

My blood froze.

“What?”

“My jacket caught on something.”

I reached beneath the unit.