Teeth of the Storm (Vera's POV)Rain slammed the barge like bullets, the river churning wild under the screaming wind. Skiffs circled us, their engines growling, wolves’ eyes glowing through the storm. Before selene could react, I rushed forward, kicked her in the stomach and grabbed the shard before it fell.Immediately I backed up, as Varkis tried to come after me but Selene stopped him with on his shoulder, clutching her stomach.I held the shard in my fist, its edges sharp against my skin. Selene stood smug on the deck, Varkis a hulking shadow beside her. Gabriel’s arm brushed mine, his heat cutting through the cold. We were boxed in, outnumbered, the shard pulsing in my hand like a heartbeat. Could we escape with it before they tore us apart?“On three,” I whispered, my voice barely carrying over the wind. Gabriel’s amber eyes locked on mine, fierce but soft with something deep. Maybe love, trust, or fear. His jaw clenched, that wall he always hid behind cracking just enough.
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