101: RESCUED

The outskirts of Nashville were eerily quiet as Bjorn and Karim waited for me, their figures barely visible in the dim light of the early morning. The tension in the air was palpable, and they both knew that I was walking into a trap, but there was no other option.

Alpha Jo was being held captive by Arit and the bandits, and I couldn’t leave him to whatever fate they had planned. It was a dangerous mission, and I knew I was putting my life on the line. But loyalty and duty compelled me to act, no matter the cost.

As I approached the city, my senses were on high alert. Every shadow seemed to move, every sound was amplified in the stillness of the night. The city was a war zone, with bodies strewn across the streets, remnants of battles fought and lost. The stench of blood and death lingered in the air, a grim reminder of the brutality that had taken place here.

I slipped through the narrow alleyways, keeping to the shadows, my heart pounding in my chest. The holding cell where Alpha J