LOGINJulianna POVI ran through the corridors as fast as I could, boots slapping against steel floors. After separating from Lila, I forced myself deeper into the Purity Organization’s underground maze, opening every door I passed. Most rooms were empty abandoned labs, drained cells, piles of broken equipment but I didn’t stop.Someone had to shut this place down. Someone had to release everyone trapped inside.It had to be me.My lungs burned, but I kept going.Then I reached one of the deeper levels… and froze.The entire room looked like it had been flash-frozen mid-explosion. Frost covered every surface. Shattered ice hung from the ceiling like deadly icicles. Cracks spiderwebbed across the floor, glowing faintly with leftover magic.“What happened here…?” I whispered.Before I could take a step, a blast of mana surged toward me fast, sharp, deadly.My heart lurched—But a shadow moved first.A wall of solid ice rose in front of me and the blast smashed into it, exploding in a shower o
Scott POVHeat pulsed through my palm as I pressed my hand against the orb. The surface glowed like molten glass, burning straight into my skin. The pain didn’t matter. Nothing mattered not when I saw the silhouette suspended inside.“Solara…”The name slipped out of me, barely a whisper.Behind me, the air rippled with dark energy.A cold voice echoed through the massive chamber.“So,” Drazhan said from above, floating lazily in the air, “you know that girl?”His laugh was warped twisted by whatever corruption now lived inside him.I didn’t turn. My eyes stayed on the girl inside the orb, on the faint rise and fall of her chest. Her wings those fiery wings were dim, almost lifeless. Drained.“What is this place?” I asked quietly.“This,” Drazhan spread his arms, darkness swirling around him, “is the heart of the facility. Everything is powered here every machine, every weapon, every torture device.”His eyes flicked to the orb. “All of it… powered by that phoenix girl.”My jaw tighte
Scott POV The explosion that shattered my restraints still echoed through the collapsing chamber as smoke rolled across the floor. The benchedstone that had been burning my veins moments ago now buried the rubble.I stepped out, flames flickering along my arms like living serpents. The heat coiled around my fists, rising with every breath.And there he was.Drazhan.Standing among guards, looking for the first time since his betrayal afraid.Good.My voice came out low, steady, dangerous.“Drazhan… I’m going to keep my promise.”He swallowed. Just a flicker. But I saw it.The guards panicked before he could respond.“OPEN FIRE!”The electric bullets struck my chest and shoulders, bursting into crackling arcs of blue lightning. My body jerked slightly from impact, but pain? None. The electricity fizzled against my skin like cheap static.I exhaled through my nose.“Electric attacks don’t work on me.”I snapped my fingers.Instant frost crawled across every weapon in the room 5urning g
Lila POVThe deeper we moved inside the Purity Facility, the colder it became—not temperature-cold, but soul-cold. The kind of cold that built up in a place where screams had stained the walls for years.Lyra walked ahead of me, fangs slightly bared, her leather boots splashing through puddles of broken glass and blood that dotted the sterile metal floor. I kept glancing backward.“Lila,” Lyra said without turning, “she’ll be fine.”“But she’s alone—”“She’s Lily. She’s the smartest witch I’ve ever met. If anyone can survive this hellhole, it’s her.” Lyra said. “Beside I’m sure she has a plan.”That shut me up for a moment. But I couldn’t silence the worry clawing my chest. The alarms blared overhead a shrill, metallic wail. Emergency lights flickered red.We weren’t supposed to split up. It was reckless. It was desperate. But nothing about the Purity Organization allowed time for strategy. This place was a slaughterhouse. A prison disguised as a research facility. A world designed en
Scott POV The deeper we moved into the facility, the clearer it became that this wasn’t some mercenary operation or rogue science lab. It was organized. Militarized. Calculated. Every hallway was clean and metallic, reinforced with thick steel panels and lined with surveillance nodes tracking our movement.The alarms echoed behind us—deep, guttural sirens vibrating through the walls.Drazhan ran ahead of me, snapping his fingers and sending a bolt of shadow magic into an advancing guard. The man flew back into a wall.I conjured a blazing whip of flame and slashed through the rifles of two Purity soldiers. They shouted something into their headsets before I seized both by the collars and banged their heads together. They dropped.We advanced.The corridors twisted like a maze. More guards rounded the corner—armored, disciplined, not the type to panic easily. They came in professional formations, shouting orders:> “Contain! Do not let them go any further!”Drazhan ducked behind a col
Kaid POV The deeper we moved into the Purity Organization facility, the more the air felt wrong.Gunmetal walls. Reinforced flooring. Surveillance cameras tracking every movement. Someone spent a lot of money building this place and not just for defense. For containment.“Something don't smell right,” Caleb muttered.“Smells like something died in here,” Cameron replied.I didn’t answer. My instincts were already clawing at the inside of my skull. Something was waiting for us.We advanced through the winding metallic corridors until the first squad found us. Armed soldiers, faces masked, rifles raised.“Hostiles detected. Engage!”One opened fire. That was their mistake.We charged.We werewolves were made for this. Bullets sliced past as we moved too fast for human eyes. I grabbed the nearest soldier by the wrist and snapped his gun free. Cameron leaped onto one and tackled him. Caleb spun past another, claws flashing, slashing weapons apart as sparks lit the hall.In less than thir







