parked oddly by the side of the road. As they slowed down to take a closer look, their e

em immediately retrieved guns from the back seat, while the others prepared themse

they got, the worse it became-flesh torn apart, bones sna

e: a naked girl slumped against the tire, blood covering her body. At first, he thought she was dead

ivor!" Steve sh

pointing. One quickly shrugged off h

hey were attacked," Nicholas commented gr

se, "but let's get out of here before whatever it is come

n his arms. The men stayed alert as they carried her back to their car, watc

-

Leo was standing outside Da

ere was no answer, he chuckled lightly. "Maybe y

stless and concerned, Leo tried the doork

r was u

it him as he pushed the do

again, his voice s

espo

ching for any sign of her. Just as he was about to rush out to alert his mo

, he pic

e words, his

why I'm leaving, don't

to believe what he was seeing.

ng the doors open-and found i

pun. It felt like the ground

was

a had l

had left him without

-

arried the unconscious girl inside. The doctor

id, rushing over. "Wh

side a car," Stev

doctor said. "Please wait o

reluctantly, leaving the girl

doctor reappeared, looking

rong?" Je

ead, still processing

belongs to her. She doesn't even

hanged shoc

aid, his voice tense. "The area was a slaugh

," the doctor replied gravely. "She just passed out from exhau

to go inform the Beta about the

-

efore the girl

lights. As her vision cleared, she found a group of men standing ar

ah had woken up in a strange pl

closer and asked gent

r back into distant me

answered in a hoars

"I'm Jake. Aliyah, can you t

horrific night bombarding her senses

my brother," she murmure

uring look. "It's alr

-

Years

wed Aliyah whe

sn't shifted yet," a girl said mocki

only adopted her out of pity. After all, her fa

head held high. She had learned a long time ago tha

ntil she stood before a large, sturdy d

a familiar voice

he Beta sitting at his desk, p

why I summoned you," he

ntly, waiting for

e visiting soon," he explained. "You'll be r

ill be responsible for welcoming him," the beta said. Aliyah's eyes widened in surprise. Her gaze flic