Nobela ni Lakisha Ivy

I paced around my office like a caged beast, as my wolf gnashed at the inside of my skin, wanting to come right out and rip someone into pieces.Six hours.It’s been six long, torturous hours since I was told they’d lost Ashina, and there was still nothing. No scent trail. No street footage. No damn whisper of her. Almost like she’d once again vanished into thin air.Every tick of the clock made the fury in my chest grow hotter and tighter. My claws had already shredded the edges of my desk. The only reason no one had been torn in pieces yet was because the entire building had had the good sense to stay out of reach. Smart move.I also knew that ripping someone into pieces would not help my situation, but even that school of thought was wearing thin.The door of my office creaked open.I spun around instantly with the rage flooding every vein and was very ready to unleash it, and demand the reason for the lack of answers in the past hours.Tyro stepped in first, calm and steady as alw

It felt like torture.Watching Maya convulse under the fluorescent glare of the lab with her body thrashing as the sedative-trance cocktail surged through her veins, tore at every thread of restraint I had. The ragged, guttural, laced with pain sounds that came from her mouth felt like knives scraping against my soul, twisting deeper with each cry.They shattered whatever strength and composure I had left, but all I could do was stand there with my fists clenched, my nails biting into my palm and my stomach churning.Dr. Veyra had managed to convince me to go through with it because I wanted answers and doing nothing was so much worse. I’d tried to find out exactly what the procedure and process was but Dr. Veyra had looked me dead in the eye and said, "It’s better if you don’t know."That answer was scarier than any explanation ever could. The agony that followed was unbearable.When Maya started screaming again, I couldn’t take it anymore. I stormed out of the lab with my boots echo

Everything felt stiff and suffocating inside the lab with its harsh white light and sterile. The floors were spotless, polished to the point of blindness, and the sheer reflectiveness made my temples ache badly. There was so much high-end equipment that blinked silently, each with a purpose I could identify but couldn't care less at that moment.It should have thrilled me to see so much advanced devices. The place was state-of-the-art lab dream for any researcher, but instead my skin crawled with every step I took in the place. There was nothing but a cold and heartless reminder that I was at my wits end and I needed help from people who went by moral conducts that I didn’t believe in.And so all I could feel was dread and disgust as Maya was wheeled in and everyone snapped into a blur of motion.It was like watching a hive spring to life.They had already alarmingly prepared for Maya with the little time I’d informed her, and soon were moving her into a vertical stasis capsule, fitte

I scrunched up my nose the moment I stepped into the run-down motel that reeked of mildew, stale sweat, and decades-old cigarette smoke. The air was thick and hard to breathe through. This place was a condemned pitstop off the highway, the kind of place I wouldn’t be caught dead in under normal circumstances. But tonight, it served a purpose.The rusted back door groaned shut behind me like it, too, wanted out of this place. My boots sank slightly into the water stained carpet, and the fluorescent lights overhead flickered like they were barely hanging on to life.I moved to the bar, keeping my pace loose, casual. Just another traveler looking for a warm cup of caffeine and a little anonymity. I ordered black coffee—no sugar, no cream, and scanned the room while waiting, cataloguing exits, blind spots, and the energy of every soul present. In my world, paranoia was just a different name for survival.The server handed it to me with a bored glance and I took the seat facing the far wind

The drive to the lab was draining.Each mile I covered felt like a count to something I couldn’t come back from.The coordinates were precise, thankfully. It helped to give my mind something sharp to cling to, something that wasn’t the guilt clawing its way up my throat. Because I needed to focus on that and not miss it.Like I had with Maya.UntiI I turned by the last coordinates.The narrow road was twisted like a serpent, curving through shadowy woods. The dense trees on either side of the road cast long arms across the cracked pavement.My hands were slick on the steering wheel, despite the death grip I had on it. I slowed down as the final GPS marker blinked green.And just ahead of me was the gate, that was hidden beneath a blanket of overgrowth, rusted and was sagging on its hinges like it has not been maintained in decades, was a gate.I stopped the car. The engine idled in a low rumble as I stared ahead, trying to make sense of what I was about to walk into.My eyes flicked t

A low growl vibrated against the walls, rattling through the air like thunder before the storm, stealing my breath away.Maya’s skin was slick with sweat and her muscles flexed against the heavy restraints as if strained against them. Veins bulged at her neck and her jaw was so tight, it looked like it might crack from the pressure.I approached slowly, grabbing the last prepared vial of the sedate I had, in my trembling grip."Easy," I whispered, more to myself than to her.She snapped her head up instantly, and I froze, nearly tripping over myself.“Don’t,” she snarled, her voice rough like gravel. Her lips peeled back over clenched teeth and her eyes with the amber streaks now a constant present glowered at me. “Don’t come near me Ash, something’s wrong. I will hurt you.”I swallowed hard, trying to control my breathing in a way that would not destabilize her.“I know,” I murmured, inching forward calmly. “I just want to help, so you don’t hurt yourself or anyone else.”“I don’t ca