Sleep refuses to come after we returned come because every time I closed my eyes, the words on my phone appeared again as though they had been burned into the inside of my eyelids. ASSET SEVEN. IF YOU EVER WANT THE WHOLE TRUTH, THIS ISN’T THE END. I had to read the message so many times that I no longer needed to unlock my phone to remember every letter. The war was over and Wayne had confirmed it. The Architect’s network was collapsing across the country, arrests continued almost daily and the survivors who had spent years hiding finally had a chance to rebuild their lives. Everything I had fought for had finally happened. So why couldn’t I believe it? I rolled onto my back and stared at the ceiling while the room remained dark around me. Beside me, Drake slept peacefully for an

