Contents

Chapter 1

Edie Sha’nim was dying.

Chapter 2

“Jezus…” Edie instinctively ducked her head.

Chapter 3

Her warmed blood felt like fire as it pumped through…

Chapter 4

Edie sat on the edge of the bunk and waited…

Chapter 5

Finn dropped to his knees, clutching his head, and toppled…

Chapter 6

One bay in the infirmary was the subject of a…

Chapter 7

They found Mr Kensee’s supply room on Deck E. He was an…

Chapter 8

The mess at breakfast time was noisy, crowded chaos. Edie…

Chapter 9

“Edie!”

Chapter 10

Edie found herself outside the infirmary before she’d consciously made…

Chapter 11

Edie’s console beeped for her attention.

Chapter 12

As Edie made her way to the classroom, she gave…

Chapter 13

Edie set the biocyph module on Aila’s desk. “I’m curious…

Chapter 14

Edie sat with Finn at a tiny table in the…

Chapter 15

Edie rolled over, exhausted and heavy-limbed, as her alarm beeped.

Chapter 16

“I’m doing an excellent job,” Galeon announced when he opened…

Chapter 17

The garden was open access for all crew. Finn’s crew…

Chapter 18

Edie had once made a promise to Finn—that she’d wear…

Chapter 19

Edie snuck out a side door and returned to her…

Chapter 20

“I wanted to find out what you did to Finn,”…

Chapter 21

The skiff plummeted through the atmosphere and hit the storms.

Chapter 22

The way Finn kept looking at Winnie, Edie could tell…

Chapter 23

A rescue raft that returned to the site the next…

Chapter 24

From the compact observation deck on the Molly Mei, Edie…

Chapter 25

“No…” Edie wrapped her arms around her ribs as if…

Chapter 26

Edie slipped away. She wasn’t about to let Finn die,…

Chapter 27

The lifepods weren’t sophisticated vessels—they were supposed to float around…

Chapter 28

The slaters had no eyes, but they had sensed the…

Chapter 29

Edie climbed onto the mossy petals to reach the access…

Chapter 30

Edie stared at the creature on her pillow. Spindly legs,…

Chapter 31

It seemed like hours later that she was distracted by…

Chapter 32

Natesa strode into the cavern, exuding confidence and purpose. She…

Chapter 33

Finn was coming around slowly. Too slowly. As Edie was…

Chapter 34

Finn’s voice pulled her back again, and Edie held on…

Chapter 35

“Finn really did almost kill me.” Cat cut an indignant…

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Praise

Other Books by Sara Creasy

Credits

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