Chapter 228: Swift

Jack reached over and touched Alex's shoulder. "Wake up, love."

Alex squeezed her eyes shut and rubbed at them with the back of her hands smearing the soot across her face. "How long has it been?" She looked over at Lexi sleeping in a reclined chair.

He reached his hand out and wiped at a smudge with his thumb. It only made it worse but she smiled at the touch. "About six hours," he said.

"You shouldn't have let me sleep so long. You need rest, too."

"I got a few hours. Don't worry so much."

Alex looked out the pod screen. "I can't help it. I'm finally free of Henry's terror, but now I feel like we're on the verge of losing it all."

Jack's mouth drew down in a frown. "It's not going to be pretty. Ellie messaged me before we left her range. Looks like the Alphas are ahead of us by a few hours. When we get there, we will have to fight through them to get to the base."

Alex nodded. "Did you see much of it when you visited? It's huge."

"No, I only really had one thing on my mind at