Chapter 267

Xena's POV

"YOU FUCKING BITCH! I'LL TEAR YOU APART PIECE BY PIECE! Alpha Wiley's voice cracked as he stood in the doorway, his eyes wild with grief and tage. YOU KILLED MY SON! YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!" Spittle flew from his mouth as he raised his automatic rifle, spraying bullets across the room in a frenzy of destruction. Medical equipment exploded around me, sparks flying as electronics were shredded.

The sound of William's agonized cry cut through the chaos like a knife to my

heart.

'William!" I called desperately through our mind link, but silence answered me.

wouldn't let William die while I cowered behind table.

My

chest constricted with panic. He was dying. I couldn't hide anymore. I

as I examined the vials scattered around me, remembering something from my high school biology textbook. When blood carries oxygen, hemoglobin forms oxyhemoglobin-bright red. When blood loses oxygen, it

was barely a whisper as bullets continued to tear apart the room around me. With trembling fingers, I pulled out the

the deep purple brightening to a vivid crimson. My breath caught. This had to be it-the blood serum Alpha Wiley had

the wood splintering inches from my face before the projectile tore into my shoulder. Fire exploded through my arm, and I

I whispered, and

underlying taste that reminded me of copper pennies and electricity. It burned going down, setting my throat on fire.

Then the pain began.

crushing pressure that felt like my ribcage was being compressed in a giant's fist. I doubled over, gasping, as the sensation

spasmed violently, contracting and expanding as they grew denser, more powerful. I could feel my

had begun,

my body hummed with newfound power. Una roared with triumph in my mind. The constant ache in my ribs vanished as bone and tissue knitted back together. The bullet wound in my shoulder

felt incredible. No-I

ammunition running low. I scanned my surroundings, looking for anything I could use as a projectile.

like it was made of foam, weightless in my enhanced grip. I hurled it toward the doorway with what felt

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