MasukKade’s POVThe explosion had turned the night sky into an inferno, if you know what I mean by that. The flames were behind us, consuming what remained of Michelle’s nightmare facility. The smoke was everywhere, thick and smelling of chemical, and everytime that I inhaled, my lungs seemed to burn. But none of that mattered.Unit Prime was still alive, and that was a problem. The monstrous creation stepped out of the blazing wreckage like a demon walking through hell. One arm was completely gone, half its body charred black and cracked, yet the hatred in those golden eyes were still very much alive. Behind it, shadows moved, the Forsaken, their blood-red eyes cutting through the smoke like fresh wounds.I pushed myself up, every bone and muscle screaming in protest. My left shoulder was shattered again, ribs cracked, and blood poured from too many gashes to count. But Liora was beneath me, breathing hard, her face stained with soot and blood.“You okay?” I asked, and cupped her cheek
Liora’s POVEverything hurt like hell.My throat was on fire, crushed under Unit Prime’s strong grip. Each breath felt like swallowing broken glass. My vision kept being unsteady, black spots dancing at the edges, but I refused to pass out. I could still see Kade fighting like a demon, bloodied and refusing to give up even for one second.I dug my nails harder into Prime’s thick wrist, trying to pry those steel fingers loose. “You.. fucking.. disappointment,” I choked out, voice barely more than a rasp. “All that power.. and you still need Michelle to tell you what to do.”Prime inclined its head at me, those cold golden eyes studying me like I was a bug under a microscope. “Defiance in the face of certain death. Illogical. Yet, intriguing. Perhaps your mate chose well.”“Shut up and die already!” I gasped.Kade’s roar shook the crumbling room as he slammed into Prime’s side with everything he had. The impact finally loosened the monster’s grip enough for me to suck in a desperate br
Kade’s POVThe core server room had cold blue light that buzzed like a bee. The servers were tall and they stretched from floor to ceiling, pulsing like bunch of living hearts. The countdown glared back at us from every screen.00:04:47Sable was already moving, pulling out a small explosive charge from her pack. “We plant this on the main nexus and run like hell. It’ll trigger a cascade failure.”I set Liora down gently against the wall. She was breathing, even blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. “Liora, talk to me.”She winced but managed a weak smirk. “I’ve had worse kisses. Finish this shit so we can get that date, Thorn.”Jax limped in behind us, dragging the door shut. “They’re tearing each other apart out there. Prime versus the Forsaken. It’s a bloodbath.”“Good,” Sable muttered, slapping the charge onto the central server. “Let them kill each other. We just need three minutes.”That sounded like a little bit of time but in such situations as this one, it could be ver
Kade’s POVThe facility shook again, harder this time. Red emergency lights strobed across the hallway like blood pulsing through veins.Unit Prime’s grip on my throat loosened for a split second as it tilted its head, listening to something only it could hear. “Forsaken protocol, unauthorized.”I drove my knee into its gut and shoved it back. “Sounds like your masters are eating each other. How does that feel, you lab-grown freak?”Prime smiled, black blood dripping from its mouth. “It feels efficient. One problem takes the other one away.”Liora appeared at my side, breathing hard, knife still clenched in her fist. “Less philosophy, more dying, asshole.” She slashed at its face, opening a deep gash across its cheek.Sable fired three rounds into Prime’s back. “Kade, the override! Hit the self-destruct! We can still blow this place!”I ran towards the shattered control panel and started ripping wires, trying to trigger the manual sequence. Sparks flew everywhere like I was trying to
Kade’s POVUnit Prime stood at the bottom of the stairs like it owned death itself.It was bigger than the others, easily seven feet tall even in human form, with corded muscle and scars that looked like they’d been earned sometime it went hell. Its golden eyes shone with something that was almost personal. Like it had a vendetta against me.“I was created to kill you,” it said, its voice calm and deep. “Every simulation. Every training scenario. All of them ended with your spine in my hands.”I pushed Liora and Sable back a step. “Then come take it, big guy. I’ve had a long night.”Unit Prime smiled again. “This bravado of yours is expected, But it will be ineffective.”It moved.No blur, no warning, just pure explosive power. One second it was at the bottom of the stairs, the next it was slamming into me like a freight train. We crashed through the metal railing and hit the lower landing hard.“Kade!” Liora screamed.I tasted blood as Unit Prime pinned me, one massive hand around my
Kade’s POVHundreds. The floodlights on the ceiling shone down on us as the steel doors stood wide open, revealing row after perfect row of golden-eyed wolves standing in military formation. They didn’t move, I couldn't even hear them breathing. They just waited like machines ready to be switched on.Michelle stepped forward onto a raised stage, Ashram right beside her like the proud power couple from hell. She was smiling that same calm, satisfied smile from the conference room.“Well,” she called out, her voice amplified across the clearing. “You made it farther than I expected, Kade. I’m almost impressed.”I stepped in front of Liora, my claws already out and ready for defence. “Save the compliments. We’re here to end this.”Sable moved up on my left, rifle raised. “You should’ve stayed hidden, Michelle. Coming out to gloat is a rookie mistake.”Michelle laughed softly. “Gloat? No, dear. I’m simply here to offer you all one final chance. Look around you.” She gestured at the army
KADE I left Caine the moment he said that and drove as fast as I could back to the house. Not that I actually believed him, but it was strange to hear him say something like that. When I asked the reason why he had chosen to say that, he just shrugged and told me that he was running late for
MICHELLE I stared at Callix. I was shocked. "Is that supposed to be a joke?" I asked. "Well, I am not here to be all poetic. I am here to make sure that a plan is a plan. And the reason why a plan works is because those in favor of it sees that it goes through, meticulously. I came to you be
LIORA It was always difficult being with someone who had enough. And when I mean enough, I mean someone who was capable of giving a woman the lavish lifestyle she wanted. Those men could cut a woman off when they set their eyes on another. Or they could choose to cut her off just because they
KADE I was looking for a chance to tell Liora it wasn't safe for her to stay with me in Japan any longer. After Michelle had gleefully pointed a gun in my face last night, I wondered what she would do to Liora just to make me give in to her demands. "What?" she looked at me as if I had sudde







