Summary

In Chapter 40, Cassie and Evan discuss how using a child as a bomb breaks the last unbreakable bond, and he agrees to help her remove the device. Zombie kisses Cassie goodbye in case she does not survive, but the return of her schoolgirl crush is short-lived as she realizes the boy she had a crush on is just as dead as the schoolgirl she once was. Evan coaches Cassie through cutting the wire in Megan's throat, though she proclaims her hatred as she rescues the girl.

In Chapter 41, Evan notes that it was a test as he places the bomb on the table, and when he warns they will return unless they fail, Zombie suggests they passed the test, but Cassie insists they failed by taking Megan in. Evan corrects them both - the test was to determine if...