Winter stood in place for a moment after Zara disappeared into the base with Leo, his fingers flexing unconsciously at his sides. He hadn't made a mistake with this decision right?
Ima nudged him lightly with her elbow, an easy grin on her face. "Damn. Didn't know you could look domesticated."
Winter shot her a flat look, but she chuckled.
"Come on," she said, jerking her head toward the other side of the street. "We're not far."
Winter rolled his shoulders, exhaling slowly before following her.
*****
The place Ima led him to wasn't much different from the rest of the sector—an old apartment complex that had been reinforced with makeshift barricades. It looked lived in, which meant they had been here for a while. That, in itself, set off a quiet alarm in Winter's mind.
"Why here?"
But those thoughts were shoved aside the moment they stepped through the door.
Because suddenly—
"WINTER?!"
The shout barely registered before someone barreled into him at full force.
