Nomad Lands, Canada
Heat blasts through my veins,making every motion feel impossible as I try to craft as many wards as possible throughout the house.
There’s a basement—which I considered hiding in, but then I’ll be trapped when the Alphas make it through the security measures.
And that just seems pointless.
I may as well be upstairs, like my visions suggested, so that I can at least try to jump out of a window. Or watch the sun. Or just…be a little comfortable while they…
I swallow, not wanting to finish that train of thought.
Instead, I busy myself with trying to create as many protective runes as possible.
Which hurts.
A lot.
Because it requires standing.
Come on, Ash…
The howls are getting louder. Explosions erupt as Grey’s wards are crossed. And I know the Alphas are nearing the cabin.
It’s only a matter of maybe an hour now. Probably less.
My stomach churns.
The snowmobile is too far away for me to even try to escape on it. Not that I can in this condition.
I’m about to lose my mind to lust.
And my body to… a series of ruts.
I bite my lip to keep from crying. Tears won’t help.
All I can do now is try to fight.
I grab Grey’s bag of guns and ammunition, and drag it upstairs with me. For as long as I’m awake—or as long as I have a working weapon—I’ll shoot.
Because I’m going to make these assholesbleed.
You want me?I think, cocking a shot gun.Come and fucking get me.
17
GREY
Kodiak Sector
Agony shredsme from the inside out.
Not because of whatever my brother’s “friends” are doing to me, but because of what Ifeelfrom Ashlyn.
She’s terrified.
And she’s going into heat.
I can sense her estrus from here, her inner wolf howling for mine.
