And we were running net

d that way, meeting thi

At leaked ma, these dret

needed. The flickering foldight cat ears shadows sing the wall

making the lady enghran que feat

A large in door stood at the end of the corridor, its edges reinter with dark sigils that putsad faintly with magic

And standing in front of

Commander tynne.

My leath

painted faces,

wi gleaming

Lynne's piercing eyes swept over the corridor before landing on me first like it was with mother I felt lik at me even through I knew that was impossible. But when slow suck curved her lips, I knew I was righ

locking str

Before I could react, the lifted her hand.

A blinding light erupted from her palm,

I flinched, the intensity of it sending a sharp, burning pain through my eyes. The comforting darkness that had cloaked

The entire dungeon was flooded with white-bot brilliance, as bright as daylight.

I flinched, my instincts screaming as the comforting embrace the shadows

vanished in an instant.

My stomach dropped.

We were exposed.

Lynne smirked, lowering her hand.

"I knew it was you," she said smoothly. "The moment Mother mentioned seeing shadows, I knew."

I gritted my teeth.

"Congratulations on being so smart," I said sarcastically.

Lynne's expression darkened, her smirk disappearing.

I stepped forward, rolling my shoulders. "For old times' sake, I'm giving you a choice. My voice was calm, but I let my power rise beneath my skin, letting her feel it. "Give us Elijah. Let us leave otherwise."

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Lynne's lips curled into a slow, cruel smile.

"I think I'll take the otherwise," she said mockingly. Then her voice dropped, ice-

when this is over, I'll skin you

the ilver

growl rumbled in my

my neck. "I guess I won't be going easy

let the shift

skin, as my bones rearranged themselves before long I was in my wolf form towering over everyone. My claws dug into the stone, my fangs bared as a deep, a guttural grow

The walls trembled.

around us

eyes widened, but

y for a moment.

he lifted her hand

exploded into

me, a dagger of pure energy forming in her grip. I met

through the air,

throat.

slamming her

She twisted away

A seating pain shot

me, but I barely flinched, I

forcing her back.

us, my mates

beneath an attacking witch before slamming his fist into their chest, sending them crashing into the wall. Alex shifted

moved like a shadow, ducking between

for an

He had one job.

Get to Elijah-

we had to

feinted left before slashing at me, her blade grazing my shoulder. I hissed in pain, but

her and sending

to roll away, but I pinned her,

her palm against my

Heat flared through me.

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along my

throwing her off before stumbling back, blood dripping

a trail of

"That all you got?"

I growled.

another strike, calling out, "Anytime

answer. He

slipped between two witches, too fast

defenses before they could

he was at the

Locked.

Damn it.

no easy

darted across the room, searching

Then he found it.

The torches.

hesitation, he grabbed a knife from his belt

hit

The

first torch went out.

Darkness spread.

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