ed against her windpipe. She stayed on the mattress, her knees pulled tightly to her c

w," Terra said. Her voice

eemed to drop ten degrees. His eyes, completely human in shape now

't a question. Zev took a slow,

essing flat against the dirty mattress to push herself backward

problem," Zev said, his voice

she needed it to be his problem, or she was

act hit it from the outside. The reinforced hinge

nger at the door. "If they throw me into the wasteland without

sing his arms. Zev looked entirely too relaxed for a man standin

etonates your core anyway!" Terra y

r the contracts before you leave the gates. The Enclave doesn't wast

thing. He had been calculat

a Mason. What did she have? Nothing. Her father was ousted. Her bank accounts were frozen. Her reputati

hunted magic beasts-mutants-to harvest their energy cores, but eating the mutant meat was dangerous. It was packed with chaotic radiation. It tasted like battery acid and caused severe internal organ degradation over time. The only safe food was highly processed syntheti

k untainted food,"

ebrow twitched upward, j

g with disgust. "You don't even know how to bo

now the science behind it yet, but she knew her transmigration had to come with some sort of advantage. It always did. She just needed

mind, and she saw his throat swallow hard. These males lived on the edge of biological frenzy every single day. The

ned to another rich socialite who will treat you like a guard dog. You'll eat nutrient paste for the rest of your life. But if you

at boots touched the edge of the mattress. Zev leaned down. He was so close Terra could

oice low and dangerous, "I won't wait for the contract

off its hinges and slammed onto the concrete floor. Three Enclave Enforcers stormed into the room

and pointed it directly at Terra's chest. "By order of the Enclave Board

. Instead, he slowly turned his head to look at the Enforcers. Zev stepped di

r the hateful hiss he used with Terra. It was the co

ev. A Level 6 combat male was not someo

ghtly more cautious. "Step aside. She's

My female has not committed any crime that warrants immediate seizure of military

der!" the Enforcer argue

eformed into a massive, thick serpent tail covered in razor-sharp black scales. He slammed

en eyes flashing violently in t