《Stepbrother Alphas 》全部章節：第 41 章 - 第 50 章

The overhead lights flickered once, then steadied as a new set of footsteps clicked across the lab floor. I blinked hard against the haze still clinging to my brain from whatever they pumped into me."You," I rasped, yanking against the straps holding me to the table. "Lila? All this time it was you running this nightmare?"Lila Voss stepped fully into the glow, white coat crisp, hair pulled back the same way I remembered from fake childhood dinners. No more tired apartment act. She looked in charge, eyes sharp behind those glasses."Avery, good. You're awake and talking. That saves us time," she said, voice steady like we were discussing homework instead of me being tied down like meat."Time for what? You lied about everything else. Now you're the head scientist in this hole? Untie me right now so I can wrap my hands around your neck."Lila picked up a tablet from a nearby cart, tapping it without looking rushe

The blast hit like a thunderclap from hell, shaking the ground under Damien's boots as he burst through the side door with me limp in his arms. I came to in fragments, my head pounding against his chest, the smell of smoke and blood thick in my throat. "Damien?" My voice cracked, barely a whisper at first. "Hold on, Avery. Just hold the fuck on." His words came out sharp, breathless, his grip tightening around my back and knees like he thought I'd slip away if he loosened up even an inch. We were moving fast through the night, trees whipping past in blurry streaks. Behind us, another boom ripped through the air, and I felt the heat lick at our heels. I tried lifting my head, but everything spun. "What... what happened? The lab. It was exploding. I remember lights. Alarms." "Yeah, the whole damn place went up. You were out cold after that last shot they hit you with. I grabbed you and ran. No time for anythin

The radio crackled to life with Darius Crowe's voice, and my blood turned to ice as his words slammed into our hideout like a fresh explosion. "Turn that up right now." I lunged for the old device on the table, my newly bonded strength making my hands shake less but my heart race harder. The marks from Damien, Ezra, and Kai still burned warm on my skin, tying us tight, but this news threatened to rip everything apart again. Damien reached it first, cranking the volume as static fought the broadcast. "That bastard. He's actually doing it." Ezra paced the small cabin floor, boots thudding fast. "Listen. Don't miss a word." Kai stood by the window, peering through a crack in the boards. "He's using the lab blast chaos. Smart and dirty." The voice on the radio boomed clearer. "This is Darius Crowe, temporary King of the Pack Council. In light of the recent attacks and betrayals, I declare myse

The sight of Damien, Ezra, and Kai crumpled and bleeding on the dirt hit me like a freight train, and something inside my chest exploded. "Damien. No. Get up." I dropped beside him, hands pressing his side where blood wouldn't stop. The synthetics circled tighter, their fake healing mocking us. He coughed, eyes half open. "Avery... run. Can't hold them." "Run? Are you kidding me?" My voice cracked raw. "Ezra, talk to me. Your leg. It's bad. Kai, say something. Please." Ezra groaned from a few feet away, pushing up on one elbow. "Can't feel my arm. They're too many. Avery, the bond. It's fading on us. You feel that?" "I feel all of it," I said, words rushing out as I crawled to him. "Your edge is dull now. Damien's calm is slipping. Kai, wake up. Come on." Kai stirred, face bruised deep. "Hurts like fire. Avery, your power. They're using it against us. Get out while you c

The first rays of morning hit my fur and I collapsed back into human skin, naked and shaking on the cold dirt, every muscle screaming like I'd run through hell itself. "Guys. Help." My voice came out hoarse, barely above a whisper as I curled up trying to cover myself. Exhaustion crashed over me hard. Damien was there first, dropping to his knees right in front of me, eyes wide and locked on mine. "Avery. You're back. God, look at you. Queen. You're our Queen now." Ezra knelt beside him fast, head bowed low, voice rough from the beating. "We saw it all. That silver wolf. No more captive. No more collar holding you. Tell us what you need right now. Anything." Kai dropped down on my other side, close but respectful, dirt smudging his already torn clothes. "Naked and powerful. Damn. Avery, talk. How exhausted are you on a scale of dead to ready to rule? We're on our knees here for you." "Exhausted like I fought a war in my bones," I breathed out, reaching for Damien's shirt without