TETH DIDN'T BELIEVE his eyes. He thought he'd seen Cade take a bullet, but perhaps it had been a trick of the smoke. He threw another lightning bolt down the stairs, catching yet another guard in the ribs. He strained to see Lisha through the smoke, but he could only partly make out Eve. Derick grabbed his shoulder, wrenching him away from the top step as the Sovereignty forces below released another volley of gunfire.

Derick returned a few shots, cursing when his rifle ...