Layla’s POVHours and hours of planning had led to the singular agreement that the best way to infiltrate the Fraser Pharma facility would be coming in right through the front gates. It was just the type of insanity that no one would see coming at first, and our entire plan hinged on milking out th
Inside me, Lea was on high alert still—but the worst had passed and I could think straight. Sensing this, Malcolm looked away from me at the guard, who was wincing as the voice at the other end barked something at him.I didn’t understand the language, but I could identify a dressing-down when I hea
Layla’s POVIn silence, we left the parking garage, trudging up the lined gravel pathway to the massive Fraser Pharma building that loomed in front of us. It had a series of shiny corrugated metal roofs that lent the entire structure a menacing air, and the closer we got to it, the tighter my hands
It would only be for a moment, I rationalised as my hold slipped, and then I was flooded by a wave of adrenaline so sharp it made me stumble. Blindly, I reached for the wall and braced myself, and then with a start I realised that I wasn’t blind at all.I could see to a certain extent at least, make
Layla’s POVThe words were immediately enough to jumpstart me out of my shock. I flew forward towards the pod, and immediately started to run my fingers down its edges in the hopes that I would find something—a button, a lever—that would make the lid pop open.“We could just break it, you know,” I m
The questions poured out one after the other, but I could already feel her body start to vibrate with agitation and knew it would only be a matter of moments before we had a full-on meltdown on our hands.“Who–Who are you?” she asked in a voice that was low, breathy and scratchy from disuse. I could
I shut my eyes before the harsh glare blinded me, and for a few moments my body worked tirelessly to return my pupils to a state in which they could function. My grandfather too did the same, and after those few seconds, the two of us started to move in tandem.Going down the same way would be a dea
Layla’s POVMind Workers? I thought, finding it hard to wrap my head around the concept of human (and more importantly, Hunter) Mind Workers. But the truth of my grandfather’s words landed with a dull thud at the pit of my stomach as I lined up the facts in front of me. The both of them moved with