1269_UgliesFreeBook

228 Scott Westerfeld
and seen all this. She could have lived her whole life in the
city and never seen this much of the world. With the other
half, Tally still wished she had activated the pendant the
moment she’d arrived in the Smoke. It would have been so
much easier that way.
But there was no way back in time now. She had to
decide whether to betray the Smoke or not, completely
understanding what it would do to Shay, to David, to everyone
here.
“It’s okay, Tally,” Shay murmured. “You’ll be okay.”