INICIAR SESIÓNI looked toward the slowly emptying Ravens side again and clasped my shaking hands together tightly.Please.Please let everyone get out in time first.Maya bit down hard on her lip as another wave of terrified wolves rushed past the exits.“Do you think we made it in time?” she asked shakily.I loo
Aria.My hands trembled around the microphone as thousands of stunned eyes stared at me from every side of the stadium.The silence lasted only a second before everything exploded into noise.“What the hell is she talking about?”“She’s lying!”“Get her off the field!”But I forced myself to keep sp
By the time Lila and I reached the stadium again, my lungs burned from running.The giant arena still glowed brightly against the night sky, music blasting through the open entrances while thousands of wolves moved in and out during halftime. Security lines were more relaxed now, most guards distrac
Aria.Lila was full-on panicking now.“No, no, no,” she kept whispering, pacing back and forth across the penthouse bedroom while gripping her hair. “This is insane. Aria, this is insane.”I could barely breathe, either.My mind kept jumping between the blueprints, the bombs hidden beneath the Raven
I clicked on PLAN first.Instantly, dozens of files opened across the screen. Maps. Blueprints. Timetables. Strange diagrams.“What the hell…” Lila murmured beside me.The first image filled the screen completely.It looked like some kind of massive machine shaped almost like a submarine, long and m
Then my fingers hit something hard behind the hanging clothes.I frowned.“What is it?” Lila asked, immediately sitting upright.“There’s something back here.”I shoved the clothes aside fully and froze.Behind them was a large flat object leaning against the wall.Lila came over to help me drag it
Kai.I missed the target again by less than an inch. It still wasn’t good enough.Again.The smell of gunpowder clung to the air inside the underground range, thick and bitter, mixed with the damp scent of concrete and old oil. My arms ached from holding the rifle steady for hours. My fingers were s
AriaBy Tuesday, I forced myself back into school because Mrs Holt was not buying my sickness.The corridors felt louder than usual, like everyone had something to whisper and nowhere else to put it. I kept my head down as I walked in beside Maya. “Okay, forget all the drama for a second,” she said
I exhaled slowly and ran my hand through my hair.I couldn’t lie to her. “Yes,” I said. “It has ended.”Her eyes flickered, calculating.“I have not released any formal statement,” I added. “Neither has my family, nor hers. I would appreciate it if this remained private for now.”She nodded immediat
I blinked hard and forced myself upright.My ears rang and I raised the rifle again with shaking fingers, trying to ignore the sting, trying to focus through the dull pulse spreading behind my eye.I fired.The shot went wide, farther from the target and my father let out a short, sharp breath throu







