The Last Town (The Wayward Pines Trilogy 3)
“Ben was stirring, mumbling, “No, no, no,” in his sleep.
She shook him awake and whispered, “You’re okay, buddy. Mama’s got you.”
It had been years since she’d uttered words like those to her son. Not since she’d been a young mother, rocking her baby boy to sleep, the window cracked in his nursery and the two of them lulled by the whisper of soft Seattle rain.
“What’s happening?” Ben asked.
“We’re still in the jail cell, but we’re okay.”
“Where are the monsters?”
It was unnervingly quiet, no sound of movement beyond the bars.
“I think they’re gone for now.”
“I’m really thirsty.”
“I know, buddy. Me too.”
“Isn’t there a water cooler behind the front desk?”
“I think so.”
“Maybe we could sneak out there, try to get—”
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