She practically skipped back to her spot, beaming with pride as my mother called for a return to order and signalled at the next person (a veteran in his sixties) to come out for a demonstration. He did, and when a minute passed with no visible reactions from him, it became clear that he had master
Hector’s POV Since Layla had returned from Quebec, it felt like there was an internal clock in my head counting down to an inevitable showdown with Julian Fraser and his cronies. I could feel time running out, and knowing that he was bound to strike soon, I filled my days up to the brim with mee
I could practically hear the cogs in her brain turning as she assessed the situation, but the initial surprise wore off and slowly, her shoulders dipped as she relaxed. Sensing an opportunity, Delphine immediately launched herself at my mate in an attack and from that point on their fight began in
Layla’s POV The last thing I wanted to do was trek across the length of the Pack to the infirmary with Delphine in tow. Luckily, I didn’t have to. The High Priestess walked in front of me instead, and as she did each footfall left a heavy thud in her wake as if to indicate that she was far from
Layla’s POV “What did I ever do to you?” I asked. “I mean, to deserve… all of it.” I hadn’t meant to have the last couple of words come out that way—unsure, like a question—but my heart rate had picked up as soon as the High Priestess looked at me, and all of my thoughts turned to mush. She conti
Layla’s POV They were here. The words became a refrain in my head as I pushed through the chaos of panicked bodies that’d broken out in the clinic since the earth shook. I could feel Delphine running close behind me, but my mind barely registered this fact as I struggled to find a way out Eve
Hector’s POV I could feel all of the blood rushing up into my head as I watched the mayhem unfold in front of me; hear it like the sound of waves crashing against my eardrums as I squinted through the smoke to take in the death zone. Everything had been going as planned before the Hunters rained d
Sameer was dead, and I had felt him go. As this realization was setting in, another followed hotly in its wake. It was an all too familiar sensation of senseless terror that I batted away easily enough, but I knew what it meant and within moments my suspicions were confirmed as Hunters poured int