Quickly, Victor surveys his own Betas, who have likewise turned back towards their foe. A few have fallen, writhing in agony themselves – likely those who hadn’t turned before the wind had carried the wolfsbane amongst them – but the vast majority of them stand strong. The tide of the battle has
At the back of the pack, Alvin sees his father begin to step forward, ahead of all of the other Beta troops – He sees the focus of the guns on the watchtower at enemy barracks turn as one towards his dad – And Alvin throws back his head and screams, howling with all of his might.The Betas on eith
Alvin moans and tries to scream against his rough treatment, his capture, but a hand smacks across his mouth and places him on the seat of an ATV, someone climbing up behind him. “Heard,” a voice replies over the radio. “Bring him to the house.”At that, the ATV lurches forward, the man letting go
Evelyn watches as Victor takes those three steps out onto the field, her breath coming fast as she stands precariously – so precariously – on the edge of the watch tower’s platform.Her eyes go to him instantly, as everyone else’s does. He’s standing alone in the field, ahead of his entire army, loo
Walsh’s voice crackles over the amplifier. “Move!” He commands, his voice failing to persuade his Betas. “Forward, troops!” Walsh’s troops grimace, but they hold their position of surrender. Some gunfire explodes from the watch tower at Victor’s troops but they shield against it expertly and hold t
When he gets to the bottom of the tower, his Beta scouts are ready to report.“Sir,” one says, giving him a salute. “We checked the footage and tracked some tire marks we found – Walsh escaped almost immediately after his Betas turned on him and joined our forces. They went west,” he says, gesturing
My father pulls me along with him as he storms through the back entrance of my childhood home, his hand wrapped around my upper arm.I gave up resisting at the car, when I had tried to pull free of him – to head back to the battlefield, to see what the hell happened after all those Betas had saluted
My father glares around the room at all of us, as if we’re as much of his enemy as Victor. Which, I suppose, some of us are. “Kensington turned my Betas against me,” he says, “he took control of them on the field.” I see Alvin and Ian’s eyes light up at this information, Ian’s ruse as the wounded