Mated To My Captor의 모든 챕터: 챕터 181 - 챕터 190

(Dante POV)The static on the dashboard comm-link didn't just crackle; it hissed like a coiled viper."Dante! Kira! Do you copy me? Turn the transport around right now!"Sage’s voice blasted through the SUV’s speakers, completely unmoored from her usual analytical calm. In the background, the sharp, rhythmic clack-clack of assault rifles from the plaza outside provided a deafening war-drum beat.I whipped the steering wheel to the left, the tires screeching against the glass-strewn asphalt of the Mid-District. "Sage, slow down. We’re in the middle of a skirmish at the border plaza. What’s happened?""Selene is gone!"The words hit the interior of the car like a flashbang. Beside me, Kira’s head snapped toward the console, her face going completely pale under the streaks of black soot."What do you mean she’s gone?" Kira demanded, leaning over the gear shift. "We left her in the offi

 (Dante POV) "Kira, move!"I grabbed her by the tactical vest, hauling her up from the gravel as a volley of automatic fire chewed the concrete barrier behind us into a cloud of blinding white dust. The Western bridge was no longer a negotiation ground; it was a kill zone. Nightbreeze outriders were deploying in a flanking formation, their rifles flashing in the gray morning gloom."Selene!" Kira shouted, coughing through the sulfur smoke. She tried to wrench herself out of my grip, her silver blade swinging out to parry a stray round that sparked off the metal railing. "Dante, we can't leave her!"Ten yards away, through the crossfire, I saw Selene. Two massive Nightbreeze enforcers had pinned her arms behind her back, dragging her violently toward the rear of an armored SUV. Valerius stood beside them, his face a contorted mask of pure, bloodthirsty betrayal as he emptied his sidearm into the tree line where t

 Kira POVDante did not lower his gun. His boots clicked softly against the concrete floor as we stepped deeper into the room. I kept my silver blade raised, my eyes constantly darting to the dark spaces between the tall server racks. The quiet humming of the computer fans was the only sound in the basement, but my skin pricked with tension. I kept expecting a dozen armed Cleansing operatives to jump out from the shadows."Keep your eyes open," Dante muttered under his breath, his shoulders tense. "There is no way he is in this building completely alone."Elias took another slow sip from his ceramic cup, watching us walk toward his desk. He did not reach for a weapon. He did not look at the monitors displaying the burning city streets behind him. He just watched us with a calm, patient smile."You can stop looking under the desks, young Silvercrest," Elias said, his voice smooth and entirely relaxed. "There is no ambush waiti

 Kira POVDante’s finger tightened on the trigger. The metallic click of the safety coming off sounded like a bomb going off in the small room. His shoulders were locked, his golden eyes completely dark as he stared down at the man who had torn our lives apart."Dante, wait!" I cried out, lunging forward and grabbing his forearm. My fingers dug into his jacket, pulling against his weight. "Don't do it. Drop the gun."Elias didn't even move away from the barrel. He just looked at me, a cold, knowing smile spreading across his face. "Listen to her, young Silvercrest. She knows exactly what you are. If you pull that trigger, you prove everything I have said about your kind true.""Dante, look at me," I pleaded, stepping directly into his line of sight, forcing him to look down at me. "If you kill him like this, execution-style, there will be no difference between you and Elias. You will be doing exactly what he wa

Dominic POVThe heavy steel structure of the compound walls groaned under the continuous, vibrating pressure of the outside world. From the security windows, the city looked like an open furnace. The night was gone, but the sky was a dirty, unnatural orange, filled with the thick black smoke of our burning assets down in the commercial districts.I paced the length of the command balcony, my hands clenched into heavy fists behind my back. My chest burned with a deep, territorial heat that was clawing to get out."Sage!" I barked, my voice echoing off the reinforced concrete rafters of the war room. "What is the status of the northern border? Has the vanguard reported back?"Sage did not look up from her console. Her fingers were flying across the keyboard, her face pale under the blinking red error lights of our failing security network. "The trunk lines are still dark, Alpha. I’m getting massive signal degradation across all