LOGINA low buzzing sound filled the hallway, the backup generators turned on. The whole hallway glowed in a creepy deep red lightA voice shouted from the dark"Execution team, fire!"Silent gunshots filled the air, bullets hit the doorframe right next to Damian’s head wood splinters flew everywhereDamian didn’t even blinkHe moved fast, in the red light he ducked under the first killer’s gun and stabbed his big knife up into the man’s vestThe man gasped, with one quick twist, Damian broke his wrist and took his gun. Then he hit the second man in the jaw with the butt of the gun The second man slammed into the wall, his gun fell and slid across the wet floorTwo more Council soldiers raised their pistols But Captain Logan burst out from the side hall like a truckHe tackled both men, his fists came down hard, over and over, until both men lay knocked out on the floorDamian stood breathing hard in the red light Blood ran down from a cut on his foreheadHe kicked the guns away into the s
Loud sirens screamed across the city, the sound hit the broken stone walls and echoed everywhere. Bright white lights from the Capital towers cut through the gray rain, it shined right on the burning South Gate.A loud voice came from an armored truck. "Target found! Shoot the rebels!"Gunshots filled the air, bullets hit the concrete wall just above Sarah’s head.Christopher crawled through the mud, he saw dark blood around Sarah’s knees. He shouted over the thunder. "Sarah! Why are you bleeding? What happened?"Damian didn’t answer. The second he saw blood on Sarah’s dress, he forgot about everything, the soldiers, the fighting, the sirens none of it matteredHe dropped his sword in the mud and ran to her He knelt beside her"Sarah!" Damian’s voice shook, no one had ever heard the cold Alpha sound so scaredHe gently picked her up in his armsSarah’s head fell on his shoulder, her face was pale, her lips were blue from the cold rain She weakly held onto Damian’s torn jacket.
A loud ringing filled Sarah’s earsThe air inside the broken SUV smelled like hot metal, burnt plastic, and gas, black smoke came through the broken windshield. It hurt her eyes and made it hard to breatheThe roof of the car had fallen in, only the steel frame was holding it up sarah was trapped under Damian’s body he had covered her during the explosion. He took the weight of the falling concrete on his own back."Damian..." Sarah whispered her voice was weakDamian didn’t answer at first, he wasn’t moving His black leather jacket was torn and full of glass blood ran down from his head to his cheek"Damian, please!" Sarah cried, she pushed on his chestDamian made a low sound of pain his blue eyes opened, A faint gold light flickered in them. He didn’t care about his own injuries"Sarah..." he said in a rough voice "Are you hurt?" "No, but the car is leaking gas!" Sarah said fast. Her heart was beating hard. She held her stomach, it hurt badly "We have to get out!"She heard a his
Dmian didn't even blink, he shoved Inspector Vane backward into the muddy grass, his eyes burning with a golden, predatory light. "If a single drop of Sarah’s blood hits the ground because of your games, Vane, I won't just kill you, I’ll make sure the Williams pack burns your Capital to the bedrock."Vane scrambled backward, gasping for air, his face pale as he scrambled toward his patrol car. He knew better than to push a Shadow Fang Alpha in a rage."Damian, the SUV," Sarah urged, her voice steady despite the adrenaline spiking in her system. She grabbed his arm, feeling the tense, iron hard muscle beneath his jacket. "If Christopher’s men cross the South Gate, the entire zone goes up. We have to beat them there.".Damian didn't argue. He shoved his sword into the sheath strapped to his back, hauled the door of his high-performance SUV open, and helped Sarah into the passenger seat, He ignored the enforcers, the protests of his guards. He slammed the engine into gear, the tires spin
Rain hit against the tall glass windows of the Williams estate, blurring the bright streetlights of the city outside.Inside the grand study, the tension was thickRichard Williams stood directly in front of Sarah’s sofa, his hand resting heavy on the gun holster at his belt. His green eyes burned with furious protection beside him, Doctor Adams quickly packed his medical bottles, shaking his head in silent warning."She is not leaving this room," Richard said, his deep voice shaking the wooden mantle above the fireplace. "My daughter was poisoned at the river gate, she needs bed rest, not a middle-of-the-night interrogation by the High Council."The heavy double doors of the study swung openFour Capital enforcers marched into the room. They wore black heavy gear over light iron armor, carrying heavy automatic rifles slung across their chests and dark iron blades strapped to their thighs. Behind them walked Inspector Vane tall, thin man with sharp grey eyes and a cold, ruthless smile
"Get Doctor Adams in here now!" Richard Williams bellowed, his voice booming through the wooden halls of the estate.Richard lifted Sarah into his arms, carrying her trembling body down the hallway to her private bedchamber, his green eyes so like hers were wide with terrifying panic.He had known about the pregnancy from the moment Sarah returned to the Williams pack after her divorce from Christopher, helping her hide her soft, growing belly from the eyes of the High Council and the warring AlphaHe laid her gently on the silk sheets, his broad hands shaking as he pulled a thick wool blanket over her shivering frame.The bedroom door burst open. Doctor Adams, the Williams pack’s chief physician, rushed inside carrying a black leather medical kit, his silver-framed spectacles sliding down his nose."Lord Richard! What happened?" Doctor Adams asked, opening his bag and pulling out a silver stethoscope and vials of soothing herbal tonics."She fainted at the river gate," Richard said,







