Late at night, Garrick followed Ethan, Chris, Henry, Sean, Big Mike, and Skinny Pete up to the rooftop terrace.
When he realized that "stargazing" literally meant just staring at stars, his face froze in awkward disbelief.
Thankfully, Ethan took a moment to explain—every night, they absorbed mysterious energy from the stars, and it actually boosted their powers.
After that, Garrick stared harder than anyone.
He'd spent over ten brutal days surviving the apocalypse, and if there was one thing he understood, it was the value of strength.
The fact that Ethan's team had shared something this important with him—on his very first day—without holding anything back, hit him right in the chest. He'd made the right call joining them. No doubt about it.
Sure, the whole "we'll slice you open for science" line had rattled him at first, but he hadn't made the decision lightly. He'd thought it through the entire way here.
