ly gray. He forced a harsh, barking laugh, t

haking finger at her. "You wouldn't dare ruin th

anished from her face, leaving beh

red button down

tched wail that tore at the eardrums. Red strobe lights mounted on the ceiling began to fl

ng toward the heavy wooden doors. High above them, the mechanical clicking of the

of the VIP section, a

nch at the noise. He calmly picked up the slee

didn't look at the panic around him. He typed in a string

t 'Ex

lammed shut. A second later, the ear-splitting alarms cut off, le

is knees buckling slightly as he wi

chest tightened. She had written that network code herself. It was m

canning the room, tracing the invis

mmed into th

was casually tucked into his pocket. Across the sea of terrified guests, his ey

lize's chest. It wa

the remote. She pried off the hidden back panel, exposing a small

thumb onto the

O

l exploded outward. Thick, blinding white te

handeliers and the floral arrangements. Visibility d

Guests coughed violently, their eyes burning, bl

altar, her voice thick with fake ter

in the thick white fog. "Davina! I'm comi

nter of the chaos. A fleeing guest

r ankle twisted sharply in her stile

ful impact of the hardw

wrapped around her w

darwood filled her lungs, completely cut

her elbow backward, aimin

ortlessly. The man's fingers wrapped around

ine crashing into a chest that

the dim light of the hallway. His gaze finally landed clearly on

rrifying hunger flashed in his dark eyes-a madness t

his lips brushing again

was a deep, gravelly rumble that

tched. A primal, physiological warning fired through her