
The squad arrives and chaos ensues: Poundcake is shot, and the helicopter flies in during the struggle, and Grace appears to destroy the helicopter and kill the pilot. She forcefully kisses Evan in front of Cassie. Grace appears as Cassie and Evan finish the operation.

Ben and Poundcake have been collecting CO 2 canisters so that the bomb can be detonated at a safe distance away. With a struggle, Cassie manages to safely remove the bomb and she contains it in a plastic baggie. The group moves outside, a distance from the hotel, while Cassie and Evan stay behind to remove the bomb from her throat.

The group cares for her, though when Evan awakes, he warns them not to, explaining that The Others planted a bomb in her throat rigged to detonate on high concentrations of carbon dioxide. Megan says that her throat hurts before passing out. Then, they see a small girl walking down the hallway, whom Sammy identifies as "Megan". In the midst of this, they hear a helicopter approach however, it quickly flies off. Cassie defends him while Ben throws constant insults toward him. Cassie shoots him once and he is rendered unconscious. Evan finds Sammy and, seeing the gun in his hands, dives at him. Įvan finds their hotel, and disarms Ben in a misunderstanding, though Ben stabs his leg. They are attacked by child soldiers from Camp Haven and Grace is shot at, giving Evan the opportunity to escape. While he rests, Grace finds and confronts him. As he escapes, Grace shoots at him but lets him go, knowing that he will lead her to Cassie. After one of Grace's hunts, she tries to seduce Evan, but he attacks her.


He is rescued by Grace, a fellow Silencer, and both head to her makeshift home. Įvan Walker is revealed to have survived Camp Haven's destruction and is wounded. While Cassie and the others anxiously await Ringer, they realize that Teacup has gone missing, and Dumbo and Poundcake set out to find her but return empty-handed. A helicopter flies in and they are both captured by The Others. Teacup, whom she had grown close to, sneaks up on Ringer and who proceeds to shoot her, having mistaken Teacup for a Silencer. Ringer, believing that their refuge in the hotel will not last, goes out searching for a cave system mentioned in a brochure. ( March 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī few weeks after the events of the first novel, Cassie, Ben, and the rest of Squad 53 have taken refuge at a hotel, which they call "Walker Hotel" in honor of Evan Walker, who is thought to be dead after destroying Camp Haven. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
