RACE AGAINST TIME

RACE AGAINST TIMEThe commotion was enough to distract Quincy. Some of the people who had come with him stepped out of the room to see what was happening with Lyla and the bodyguard in the hallway, and the second he took his eyes off Lucian, the latter knocked the gun out of his hand and punched him in the face.Quincy staggered backward and spat blood. His mom quickly moved out of reach and lunged at one of the others closest to her, pinning their hand behind their back.“You’re going to regret that, Blackthorn,” he muttered, wiping his mouth before taking a fighting stance.Lucas stared at them, wondering if he should interfere in the fight that was about to ensue or allow things to unfold. When Quincy had come to him with an offer to help the sect lure the Blackthorns into their trap, he had taken it with a pinch of salt, knowing that at the end of the day, he couldn’t trust anyone who would willingly betray their own kind.He had the same amount of mistrust for the rogue werewolve

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RENAISSANCE

RENAISSANCEKade thought about it for a moment, then nodded. There was no use arguing. Lucian had mentioned something about a plan between Lyla and Ella.The plan had obviously fallen through, and if the council could send help home, then he would go help her. The head seer was right—her abilities aside, she was part of the pack, and they couldn’t leave anyone behind.“Let’s go,” he said to the men who stepped forward to follow him, and they walked to the front door.Once outside, he looked around the area, trying to find any potential threats but didn’t spot any. His close encounter with death replayed in his mind as his grazed cheek itched slightly.“Bear in mind that we’re being followed,” he said after a short silence, glancing at his companions, who were studying the area closely. “People who want to make sure this day is our last are tailing us, but fortunately, those who are willing to help are also nearby.”“How can we tell who’s on our side and who isn’t?” someone asked.He e

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SILVER LININGS

SILVER LININGSThey had found her in a tank filled with water. She was unconscious, her clothes soaked through. They set her on the floor, and he could feel his heart racing as the thought of her already being dead filled him with sudden dread.They could’ve found a much easier way to kill her than drowning, and he started to think about how swift their deaths had been when a voice called out to him.“Kade!” the voice echoed, and he forced himself to focus on the scene before him. While he had been frozen in place at the sight, one of the other men had run up to her to check her pulse. “She’s alive,” he added when Kade locked gazes with him. “Her pulse is faint, but she’s alive.”Kade exhaled and ran his hand through his hair in relief. “Let’s get her home,” he said, joining the others to lift her body off the ground. The wolves ran ahead of them to ensure the coast was clear, and Kade stared at the sky as the sun set and filled it with streaks of yellow. It was going to be a full moo

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ELLA (The end)

ELLAI stood by the gate and watched as students trooped into the school compound, everyone seemingly excited for the beginning of the school year. My thoughts shifted to Langdon, and I pondered what the odds would’ve been if things had taken a different route.The gates had been cleaned and repainted. It had been done so neatly that if I hadn’t been at the scene, I would never have believed something that gruesome had happened here.It reminded me of how fickle life actually was. For all our struggles and all the strife we felt, it was so easy to be here one day and gone the next—all because of a mere figment of people’s imaginations.There was no way to know what would’ve happened if he hadn’t been killed, and I decided I needed to stop plaguing myself with thoughts about things I couldn’t change or control.Shifting my weight from one foot to the other, I wondered how they’d react if they knew what had happened these past few weeks. I looked at the crowd walking past in droves and

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Marked for Ruin: The Alphas’ Rejected Mate: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 174

RACE AGAINST TIME

RENAISSANCE

SILVER LININGS

ELLA (The end)