ASTRID FUMBLED TO STRAP the kids in.
Niko shoved me into a seat and strapped me down.
I was trying to breathe. Trying to become human again.
‘Good to see you, Dean,’ Niko said. His voice came digitally right into my Army air mask, right in my ear.
Alex made his way to me, crawling over the others.
‘We got you,’ my brother said. ‘We got you!’