Semua Bab The Clandestine Saga: Bab 441 - Bab 450

Aaron’s throat burned and his neck still felt like it was hanging open, even though he was pretty sure the skin had reconnected. It would take a long time before the memory of the pain dissipated, though. Over the years, he’d sustained injuries from Vampires a few times, but this was one for the books. He’d been coming around the corner in the office, headed for the sound of Cassidy’s voice, when Bonnie had come out of nowhere. Before he could even react, she’d ripped into his neck and hurled him through the door. There was no question at this point, whatever had come through that portal, it was going to be hell sending them back to Hell.The basement was dank and smelled like mildew. Most of the lights were off, save a few blinking bare bulbs on chains, but that didn’t matter since he had X-ray vision. It cut through most everything. Elliott, who strode cautiously beside him, his Glock at the ready, didn’t have that luxury, but with

The room was a little more spinny than it probably should’ve been, so Cadence decided now was as good a time as ever to go ahead and disconnect herself from Tara. Jamie was out, had been for probably close to ten minutes, and Tara was so still, Cadence had put her hand on her chest twice to make sure she was still breathing.“Do you need help?” Cassidy asked, leaning over her friend and steadying Cadence’s arm as she pulled the needle out. Cass took the tube and held it up so that the blood that was still in it wouldn’t spill on the floor as Cadence grabbed a cotton ball out of the supplies Jamie had brought and held it against her arm.“I don’t know if we’re supposed to take it out or leave it in,” Cadence said, eyeing the needle in Tara’s arm.“Why wouldn’t we take it out?”“What if they need a line or something later?”Cassidy shrugged, still holding up the

Paul Larkin had been the Area Leader of Melbourne for almost half a century now, having been appointed by Jordan Findley in the mid-60s. The fact that he was related to Jordan’s wife shouldn’t have made any difference since Paul had proven himself in the field time and again before the appointment, but as he stared out at a sea of stars and wondered which one was Janette looking down on him now, he questioned his abilities ever so slightly.Something was amiss, he was sure of it. He’d been talking to Aaron frequently over the last few days. High numbers of missing persons were one thing, but when trackers stopped working and nearly all activity came to a standstill, it didn’t sit well with Paul or the rest of his team.Around him, six members of his crew, three Hunters and three Guardians, loaded up a van. It was the first time they’d be going out into the field in about five days, which was unheard of. Everything around here had been dead

Standing in a makeshift hospital room surrounded by twenty-some-odd Guardians whose bodies were struggling to put themselves back together, Cadence tried to concentrate on what the doctor was explaining to her, but too many distractions filled her mind, and she ended up just nodding along.It should’ve helped that Dr. Cale Ryan was the second hottest guy that she’d ever met in real life. With his wavy blond hair and light blue eyes, he was tall and dreamy. And his British accent was to die for. When they’d first met the year before, she’d fallen for him almost immediately. Her anger at Aaron had driven her on a self-discovery tour that eventually took her to Cale’s territory—Nevada—and while their relationship had been short-lived thanks to the ambush and tragedy at Sierraville, she still counted the doctor as a friend. So paying attention to him shouldn’t have been this difficult. When Aaron had asked him to catch a plane the n

Jumping up out of her chair, Cassidy leapt over Dax’s long legs and took off. “Brandon!” she shouted, hoping not to wake Jamie but not giving it too much thought as she chased after her boyfriend. “Brandon, wait!” The fact that she was sprinting while he was walking in an angry stomp allowed her to close the distance, though she stopped midway down the hallway when she realized he hadn’t yet pushed the door open but stood instead with his hands resting on it, staring at his Converse.From this angle, she couldn’t tell if he was angry or exasperated. She gave him a moment and tried to read his heavy sighs. With his back to her, he said, “I had a feeling something like this would happen as soon as you got here, though, I have to admit, I thought it’d be someone older than me, someone flashier.”Confused, Cassidy took a few steps forward. “What’s that?” she asked. “Brandon, what are you ta