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Omega Carden as we head towar

and injured two," Carden says grim

e sh*t out of Eric right now. I should have prepare

point. Their footprints, voices, and scents have been lingering. There's no po

has been in danger-because of me. I had been too busy obses

my men are dead be

of Eric's men should leave that border alive. Keep

and shouts, "Gather as much armory as you

y vehicle. There are at least twenty of these tanks here and fifteen other cars we've stolen

ers-trying to make this place as safe as possible. Secl

It's not just the humans after her. The wolves are too. Alpha

ts. She's mine now. I live for wh

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er a few meters away

sundown when we arrive, so I can bar

icy step forms. I climb it to the top of the trunk, then

I can. The vanity point is only visible to wol

tanding on the opposite side. Gadgets are spraw

further, trying to locate the one man I want to mur

zily on an old Toyota. A toothpick

s oddly

left. Don't use grenades or explosives-just the guns. No one should shift; we don't want to risk exposing

smirk on his frivolous face. "Get me the male in th

tion, leaving only me at th

werewolf features. I feel my eaves turning hum

's not as painful as shifting into my wolf, but a

Kayden, my wolf, says. 'T

vanity point. I step out of my world, and just like I feared-I

d done far more ha

ison out of her body. I had no option but to

ock when approximately forty-

ly, an amused look on his stupid

ckles and stretches ou

ize him. Dante Groover. E

op my gaze to his worn-out Oxfords. "Has Eric finally fired yo

my face. He points a warning finger at

s only this size because of

t makes you fe

ng to dispel his anger. His lips curve into a

I was hoping sh

nd a punch to Dante's face. His men raise their

is bleeding nose and looking at me. "

o kill her," I shout. "When I get my hands on

right, look. I no longer work for Eric because

ed to believe Eric d

a cigar, and lights it. "I just came here to

evealing a deep hole in his tattooe

me up and sent a hot iron rod into my

. "Maybe I should have cut

rward. I hear my men preparing to attack,

t off that goddamn mouth of yours, when I get my h

you se

like I'm f*c

. There's no use wasting time talki

ople and coming here," I say,

hadows. Gunfire splits the silence. Carden tosses me a weapon mid-run-I snatch it from

from under his blazer. He sprays bullets,

, fires back and take

y. It's

g at another of Dante's

king like a leaf in a storm. "Dante forced me t

teady on the trigger. My inst

mon's voice snaps

drop another attacker mid-charge, the sh

g guy is still there, swea

an? Are you tryi

to... he wants to..." He pauses

elf. I run to him, trying to pry his hands away, bu

oat, strangling himself. Not

asps, clawing at his own

it's like an invisible force is driving his body ag

ea

cking away. "He was

er than the others-r

eam pierces m

rkening the snow beneath him. Far off, Dante's retreat

fire!"

ante is already vanishing i

de him. His face is pale, contorted in agony.

rd's wailing like

trying to mask the relief in m

iling already?!" Ky

bullet in your leg f

s car vanished. None of my men are dead,

eyes sweeping the clearin

my grip, teeth clench

'll. Oh sh*t!" He lets out a string of cu

rangled himself. The snow around him is alre

st be up to someth

ore g

re war

se sl

rn the bodies. We leave not

and starts b

nt longer, snow falli

made hi

t's my

I come f

e anything lef