Beck had people scour the area but cup empty-handed - no sign of Dylan and the others. It was at that moment someone

dropped a crucial lead.

"Subject 8 is alive and after them. He's gone ballistic, taken out a bunch of folks."

Beck had no clue what this “Subject 8” was, but judging by the palpable fear in the air, it spelled trouble.

Grabbing his gun, he took off in the direction he was pointed to.

The forest here was dense, largely unaffected by the quake, but the helicopters above still struggled for a clear view. The sky was

buzzing with helicopters while teams on the ground combed through the underbrush.

Meanwhile, Walter and Dylan were having a rough time. Subject 8 was relentless in his pursuit. And lan's whereabouts? They were

as much in the dark as anyone.

Walter, supporting Dylan, pushed on. The girl who had cwith Dylan was a mess, wounds all over, courtesy of Subject 8.

Subject 8 was the alpha of the base, and even though the girl was a close second in rank, the gulf between them was vast.

Dylan was on the verge of passing out. They had all suffered concussions during the quake when they got tossed around like

ragdolls in the base. And if it weren't for the fact that Subject 8 was on a wild chase, they would've given anything to rest.

Back at the base, Dylan had been pumped full of drugs, plus the disaster; he was now running on empty.

Walter wasn't faring much better, blood seeping from a gash in his abdomen.

even human? How does he not

was on all fours,

got hurt and was bleeding, but nothing slowed him down. His

people, and he could leave the base,

you cook

shook her head, her voice raspy, "He used to listen, but whatever

obsessions. Unless he passes out, that drive won't

had witnessed enough of Subject 8's brutality to know the creature could

but to keep running. They owed their lives to the young

them to shreds already.

the girl's stomach, sending her rolling into a jagged branch

shoulder.

holding on by sheer willpower, driven only by the

her mate.

saw him rushing

"Does it hurt?"

Subject 9 closing

A gunshot rang out

to the distance, where he saw Beck with a gun, Maja by his side,

shot would drop the man instantly, but it didn't. Subject 8

made him near impossible to target. Beck took a

next, pouncing in her direction. Maja was yanked behind by Nana,

a fierce struggle.

trained assassin, found herself strained against the young man's

Beck? He slowly got to his

what kind of monster was

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