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She felt Killian’s presence before she heard him. He walked into the room, his face grim. “Leo just finished a scan of the local area,” Killian said. Three warships are heading this way. They aren't High Council ships. They carry the black flag of the Nullifiers. “How did they find us so fast?” Faith asked. “The clones,” Killian said. When you lifted them all at once at the mine, you created a silver outburst that could be seen from space. You basically lit a signal fire in the middle of the ocean.”

It was high-stakes. The man on the balcony, Kan Nelblack, didn't just have the eyes of a predator; he had the focus of a sniper. Kan turned his head, silver-grey eyes cutting through the darkness of the street to the exact shadow where Timothy stood. The man didn’t flinch. He didn't call for the Enforcers. He just swiped his tongue across his bottom lip, blew a mocking kiss, and then clamped his hand on the back of Gideon’s head, forcing the shifter deeper onto his length.

Each crash of the waves against the ship brings me closer to freedom and a new beginning. But one afternoon, the ship suddenly stops. The stillness startles me this time, although we’ve stopped a few times before and I rush to the deck, my heart racing. The harbor is in front of us, busy and full of life, unlike the open sea. My eyes scan the docks, and my heart freezes. Men—soldiers, with the banner of House Blackwell, are boarding the ship. Their black and silver uniforms stand out against the old wood and faded sails. Panic rises in me, mirroring the storm that's about to greet us.

My eyes stung suddenly, and I quickly turned away, taking a deep breath to hold back the tears. "Thank you," I said. Andrew raised his head, his smile pure and warm. "You're welcome." "Mister Grant, are you in here?" A voice suddenly came from the door. A man in pajamas, wearing black-framed glasses, stood at the entrance. His eyes quickly landed on me after a brief glance at Andrew. "Sir, you called earlier about someone falling overboard. Is it this young lady here?" Andrew nodded and then turned to me. "He is the medic onboard. He can give you a quick check-up to make sure you're okay."

Wolves and humans alike dragging the wounded to shelter, forming lines with buckets, lifting the fallen. Some still believed. Hope flickered in Cael’s chest. Until the sky split with a roar. A drop ship—black, unmarked—descended over Fernmere’s town square. And from it, cloaked in flame and smoke, Aiden stepped out himself. He didn’t speak. He didn’t need to. This wasn’t a raid anymore. It was a purge.

What I found sitting in the aft compartment was a turtle shell with my name carved on it. Darell Parker's mocking laughter came through the radio. "You're obedient, just like a sea turtle, Clifton! "There isn't any backup fuel here. We dumped it all onshore ages ago. "This is all your fault for trying to show off and steal Hugh's gig. Running into a hurricane is your karma!" Melanie chuckled lightly. "You love stealing credit and lecturing us, don't you? Well, today's just your lesson. "If you think you could threaten me with the ransom, you'd be pathetic, Clifton. I know you too well to understand that a bootlicker like you would never dare offend Mr. Zimmerman."

Just then a Navy blue Mercedes Benz pulls up in front of me, the engine roaring. I stand there, frozen in place staring at the slick looking car. The driver's window rolls down to reveal Raymond wearing a pair of black Aviators classic sun shades. He turns his head to me and I stare at him in awe. I notice his head dip and come back up, but I can't say for certain what he's staring at. "Get in the car Jasmine, you're late! Damon hates tardiness" I snap out of my daze, rushing to the other side of the car I pull the passengers door open and hop in, careful not to shut my leg as I pull the door closed behind me.

A few more minutes later, Johnathan started to lose his patience and wanted to ask Dayton what had gone wrong. Yet, Dayton shouted thrillingly at him, "Mr. Johnathan, look! Their ship is coming." The dock was exclusive and not for business, so few ships anchored there. Therefore, it might have been the ship Catherine was on. Johnathan watched as the ship came toward them, and his face revealed a hint of excitement. He patted on Dayton's shoulder. "Dude, now it's up to you."

The morning after Inquisitor Vane’s ultimatum, the Blackwater River looked like a graveyard of iron. Three massive Southern warships sat anchored in the center of the flow, their steam vents huffing rhythmic clouds of grey smoke into the pristine mountain air. They were "teeth" of a different kind—not bone and sinew, but coal and steel. ​Rhea stood on the battlements, her fingers tracing the rough stone of the manor. Beside her, Elias was a statue of suppressed fury. The grey-gold veins on his neck pulsed in time with the thrumming of the ships' engines.