LOGINI 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
Aria.Kai was heavy. Way heavier than I imagined, his entire frame leaning on me like I was supposed to carry the weight of his world and his drunkenness at the same time. My shoulder ached as his arm draped over me, his body slumped forward while his head lolled dangerously close to my neck.“Stay
Taking a steadying breath, I reached for him, brushing the strands away from his forehead. My fingers froze when they came back sticky with blood. The gash on his temple looked worse up close, red and angry under the dim light.“Why aren’t you healing quickly?” I whispered, leaning closer without ev
Aria.The car rolled slowly through the towering black gates, the crunch of gravel under the tires echoing faintly in the night. I pressed my forehead lightly to the cool glass, watching the lanterns flicker in the garden. They gave the mansion an almost eerie glow, soft light against a house that w
“I’m sorry for hurting you,” I whispered, the words escaping before I could stop them. They were true, and they sat heavy in the air.I tugged the jersey higher over her shoulders, making sure she was covered before I pushed myself up and headed into the bathroom. I stripped quickly, stepping under







