Lyla
The moment my eyelids shut, the kitchen around me faded away, and I found myself standing with Nymeris.
Since her death, I could no longer communicate as effectively as I did when she was here, so each time she had important information to pass to me, I went to her instead.
And since I cannot shift because of the babies, too, this was a better solution.
Nymeris's world was filled with swirling mists and the soft glow of moonlight that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once.
"What's wrong?" I asked her as she stood before me
'Danger is coming Lyla,' Nymeris said. 'Multiple supernatural signatures are moving with coordinated purpose. They're not random attackers, this is a planned assault.'
"How many?" I asked, hoping my racing heart won't jump out of my chest.
'At least seven, possibly more. The same corrupted scent we detected at the crime scene, but stronger now. More focused.'
"The same creatures that killed those people?"
'Yes. And they're specifically targeting this location. This isn't a coincidence, Lyla. Someone told them exactly where to find us.'
If these creatures were the same ones responsible for the killings, and if they were now targeting our temporary safe house, it meant someone had betrayed our location.
Someone who knew exactly where we were staying.
"How long do we have?" I asked.
'A few minutes at most, though the attack on this house won't happen right away. They would try to attack humans at a social gathering and put more fear in the hearts of the people to cause confusion in the hearts of the human and make them put their trust in these individuals rather than in their government."
"Can you identify what they are at least?"
Lycan, along with other random supernatural creatures, but it has been twisted somehow. Like someone took werewolf essence
from the Dark
this feels different. Older. More primal. Whatever created these things has been planning this for
"What do we do?"
Hollow Kin members are powerful enough to handle these creatures, but they need to know what's coming. The element of surprise is the only advantage these attackers have;
protect anyone from dying?"
begin. These creatures want to become visible to humans for the first time. Before now, they were operating in the dark. Now they know you're here. These creatures were specifically created to breach supernatural
my consciousness returning slowly "Nymeris, is there anything else I
careful who you trust,
where Ramsey, Kyren, and Elias were still standing in the
me, and he was already by my
attack soon," I said breathlessly. "Seven or more creatures with the same corrupted supernatural signature
wolf told you this?"
that we live here but will not
establish a protective perimeter around the property. After that, send out a scout team
Elias blinked. "The siren. I thought we're not minding
to. Lyla has a hunch that she's behind this, and we cannot afford to leave any stone
local human authorities?" Elias asked, already moving, "Shouldn't
and headed toward the
to know immediately if any additional threats approach, and I want
and
we're not behind this attack," Kyren said. "I'll be off now to monitor
to reply before he walked out
get you to the bedroom," Ramsey
through the house and back to our bedroom, closing the door behind us and activating what I
said firmly, guiding me toward the bed. "Let Kyren and the others handle this threat. You've done your
I could help
with twins," he interrupted. "Your job right now is to stay safe
me, and it didn't
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