Charles The early morning sun was breaking through the trees as Quillan, the driver, sent us flying down a steep incline. The jeep landed hard, jostling everyone onboard, but I barely paid any heed to it. "I can't believe this shit," Mercy hissed, gripping the edges of the van. "A fucking poli
Eighteen again. Frightened and on edge, losing my grip on my control again as my whole world shifted forever. I heard screaming, a voice I hadn't heard since the night of the coup's attack on the palace. I could smell the burning flesh and silk, the scent of hot stone and spilled blood. I could se
I grabbed for the phone. "Call your terrorist boyfriend and--" Eason shoved me, or something shoved me off my feet. I flew back into a wall and groaned. I heard Amira gasp. "Fuck the arrest call. Get a unit on that highway immediately. Barricades, firing range, stop that van at all costs. Do you
My stomach lurched. Panic surged through me. Charles had been right about Blood Moon using the police van to try to get a bomb to Mooncrest, and now, maybe he was... He was... "Well, go investigate!" I said. "There are people--" "If you'd let me finish," Frank said. "There's a barrier around t
Charles The scent of panic and confusion gripped the attackers as I landed on one of them, and the rest of the Enforcers swiftly joined the fray, disarming and neutralizing them quickly. I growled down at the few who had managed not to prove themselves threatening enough to be killed. They were te
"I have children..." He gasped. "So do the people of Mooncrest," I said. "What were you supposed to do with the vehicle?" "I can't--" He gasped in horror, stopping as I took hold of his ear. "W-What..." "You don't seem to be listening to me," I said calmly. "So, you don't need it, right?" He
Grace Bomb sirens? When were those installed? Eason put my laptop and Amira's laptop in our arms and hurried us out of the building. He got on the building coms. "Please proceed to the bomb shelter on West and Finley as quickly as possible. I repeat, please proceed to the bomb shelter on West an
I read it out loud. "This is Alpha Wolfe on the Mooncrest Emergency Broadcast. All citizens are advised to go to their nearest bomb shelter. Locations can be found on every major intersection's map. Please abide by Mooncrest Police's orders and remain calm." I repeated the message three times be