lott

pile of wood held toge

h cracks in the walls. It smelled of mildew and abandonment. This wa

ampness seeped into my broken bones, makin

of with a rusted sheet of metal I fou

ce sneered. "Really

li

the designs she stole from me. She held a lit c

metal sheet. "Get of

g here belongs to Bryant. Which means it belongs to me. And

hter open. The flam

rove the landscape," she said, eyei

ing between her and the house.

she hissed. "And besides, who'

ighter at a pile of old

this time. I kn

ng the metal sheet. I didn't aim for her-I aimed for the

o cower, lost her foo

he shack was built on a steep incline overlookin

ssy. She landed in a patch of thorn bu

at! My

looking down. "Wat

ine cut the air. Bryant'

the ravine with a jagged piece of metal

you do?!"

lighter still clutched in Kalia's h

I hit the wall of the shack. Then he

She was scratched,

d, pointing at me. "She set a trap!

to me, his eye

the Pack," he growled. "I

then. Or are you afraid of what the Counci

e politics stopp

car, Kalia,"

ou're lucky I have a reputation to

, leaving me a

wasn't

om the dense treeline.

a headset. "Threat neutralized. The A

le in his ear, loud e

" Jaden's voice said.