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CHAPTER 112: Aftershocks

Author: Arial Sterling
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SLOAN

The world beyond the warehouse was a haze of sound and movement. With the smell of ozone and dust still present my feet thudded on the pavement. All I could hear was the pounding of my own heart and a savage drum solo against my ribs while Liam shouted commands into the communications system.

Ivy was unbelievably light in my arms and I held her so tightly that I was worried I might shatter her. I didn't care about the hostiles my team was capturing or the firefight that was still going on inside. The only important thing was to get her to safety.

Anxiety dominated the drive back to the mansion. In the rearview mirror my kept staring at me. I didn't care that my face was a mask of savage rage.

“Go faster damnit. I don't give a damn about speed limits. Just get us back to the mansion.”

He refrained from arguing. The car was a dark missile tearing through the quiet city streets. In a broken desperate prayer I repeatedly whispered her name while holding her closer and pressing m
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