Chapter 288 – The Fire That Keeps Him Alive
They had built a home here, carved it out of the ice and ruin—clinging to life with teeth bared and fists clenched.
"It's been… brutal," Danny said, voice low and even. "We fought hunger. We fought cold. And sometimes… we fought other people."
He looked off for a moment, then cast a wary glance at Jhin.
Maybe he realized no amount of backstory would excuse impersonating someone like Clarke.
After a deep breath, he moved to the point.
"…I have a sick son. That's why I had to do it. Why I took Clarke's name."
"…Tell me everything," Jhin said softly.
"It'll be easier to show you. This way."
Danny guided him past the office, toward a section screened off by a tarp. Jhin had noticed it earlier—oddly placed, as if concealing something.
'So this is the source of the heat. The reason this shopping center hasn't frozen like the rest of the city.'
