st was torn op

soaking through her clothes

captain, gave the order, his voice calm and clipped. There was no hesitation in his

ger, the stillness shattered. The crumbling

r outta

! Keep h

meone's sho

smirk and cursed the s

deep, throbbing pain in her

light above felt way too

metallic tang, and the harsh smell of

reeping closer

renade nearby. Her ears rang like crazy, an

g act. Moments later, a volley of gunfire eru

turned into total madness-bullets flying, people figh

ootsteps echoed through the chaos,

they went down in the middle of the gunfire,

trying to figure out who these attackers were

guards protecting Faulas' central experimental ba

carlett was compl

r with his gun up. He kicked her hard in the stomac

wound and sent a fresh wave o

ed into a corner with

she felt the freezing metal of a g

re real

lett resigned herself to fate. She w

again. Blood kept coming ou

gone pale, drained of color, and her eyelids

had gone quiet. Then, through the thick haze, a man slow

raight towar

hat nasty, bloody taste stil

en just enough to see a tal

sniper rifle, his icy stare locked o

n, who had been right behind Shane, st

hot would have finished her of

dn't say

ght line as he kept staring at Scarl

over Faulas, making th

ld building felt weirdly cold, like a chil

iet, the nasty smell o

nder that Scarlett'

ely trapped, wi

her head and m

the light. His broad shoulders and slim waist showed through the tigh

gh and distant, like he di

d, glowing in the light. His short hair framed a sharp, perfect face-like

le mocking smile showed up on one side. His eyes were

her pale face tighteni

too wild, and way too dangerous. He was

came out low and cold, with a mocking

pped-he had heard wh

cruel smirk played on his lips, yet his st

s there to avenge

er before was part of his crew. And the man in front of

n try to hide

reckless, since it was so unusual for anyone t

tt challenged, "What

e her pay for the drug she had

both magnetic and threatening. He rested his sniper rifle on

what she injected into Hoke and Br

evere torture, and the other had a deep stab wound in the chest. But what

" Shane asked, his eyes

t's pale, bloodless face a

e a cold lau

ded boldly, "And even if I did,

thless and cruel ways. She's done countless terrible things. How could she possibly

calm, unaffected

s protected her, so kill

verage-they needed her aliv

g with her. Her confident

e a subtle sign

en stepped forward carrying

r gaze sharpened. She instantl

an exclaimed. "The drug she used on our men is here.

nning. Knowing she wouldn't cooperate, he wa

the drug coursing through her veins, sh

firmly, giving her

g a thin line of blood before the col

r eyes shutting tight as a s

narrowed, his stare ra