In the fragile calm of a fortified basement, Kat and the others cling to survival. But when X10, the member of a mysterious series of clones enters their refuge, safety unravels. Secrets bloom around a crying infant, emotions surface that no one should own, and the walls feel thinner than ever. As Jamie1 nurses her child and Jamie2 watches with bittersweet admiration, the group finds flickers of comfort-eggs on hot iron, scavenged coffee, soft conversations. But comfort doesn't last. When X10 vanishes from her crate without a trace, the clones scatter into hypertime. Kat feels the breach echo through her bones. The door swings open, the sky waits, and even the littles begin to dream of flight from a place they had come to know as home because they realize that safety is borrowed and Survival must be earned They're not just leaving the basement. They're trying to survive.
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