Chapter 37: Surface

When Leila finally lets him go, her tears have stopped as well.

"He thought it was too dangerous," she whispers. "Just in case a hunter showed up."

Reid doesn't say anything, just nods and brushes his fingers over her hand so she knows he doesn't blame her. It doesn't

matter, not now. He'll deal with Marcus when they reach the surface.

If they reach the surface.

"What did you find?" Reid's voice is low and scratchy and he thinks of the water bottle, pulling it out and looking at it

with longing.

"Go ahead," Milo says. "There's more where that came from." He gestures across the open space similar to the one below,

toward a tunnel entrance. Gratitude for that small miracle chases down three gulps of water.

"Two tunnels," Cole says. "Like Milo said, water in one and a blockage in the other. But..." he trails off. "Maybe hope.

Come on."

Reid goes after him, knees wobbling and muscles protesting but refusing to let himself rest. There is a hunter at the