Flashback ( PDFDrive )

reason I can think of, other than he wanted to shock us. He wanted us
to know that our enemies were everywhere, even in places we might
otherwise feel safe. And there is some advantage to that. But it’s also
tremendously reckless—and something I’m hoping to figure out how
to exploit someday.”
“I suppose,” Tarina said, tracing her claws over the letters carved
into the strap across her chest. “But I still fear we’re missing
something.”
Sophie didn’t argue.
No one did.
Because deep down they all knew that when it came to the
Neverseen, they were always missing something.
“Are you okay?” Grady asked as Sophie closed her eyes and let out a
long, slow breath, trying to stop the monster from stirring up fresh
nightmares.
Everything Tarina had raised was terrifying.
But it was also valid.
And she couldn’t let the fear set her back.
She was out of the Healing Center now. She needed to start
searching for better answers—and she couldn’t do that if the echo
took control.
And she could start training, she reminded herself, clinging to the
words like a lifeline.
Training made the answers less crucial.
Training would make her ready for whatever was happening.
“I’m fine,” she said, waiting until the words were true, and giving
Grady her most reassuring smile.