Growls echo from outside and inside the house, my location officially revealed, and boots pound on the hardwood.
I lock and reload, then shoot.
Lock and reload, then shoot.
Again and again.
Until the shotgun is done and all I have left are two revolvers.
I put one in each hand and scream as three Alphas enter the room at once.
I fire in sequence, sending their bodies all over the ground, blood spraying over me and the room.
I can’t keep this up for much longer.
There are far more of them than I have bullets. But I just keepfiring.
Until theclicktells me I’m out, the sound echoing through my spirit in a wave of agony.
Because the final second has count down.
It’s done.
However, I can’t just sit and take, so I come up on my knees with a snarling scream, daring the Alphas to try to take me.
It doesn’t matter that my mind is half gone to my heat.
I. Will. Not. Submit.
And I demonstrate that with a guttural scream right as Grey materializes in the room, his eyes round as he finds me in the middle of the bed, covered in brain matter and other unmentionable bloody pieces.
Then a growl sounds from the door, and he charges forward to take the Alpha down.
Grey releases a furious rumble that vibrates me to my core and causes me to fall onto the bed, my wolf giving in to her Alpha’s call. Only it was a sound of dominance and aggression that he released for all the others around us, followed by a howl that shouts his claim for everyone to hear.
Mine, that sound says.This Omega ismine.
Which is how I know I’ve fallen into a dream state.
Because none of this is real.
It can’t be happening.
Grey is with his sister now, saving her and taking her to safety.
He can’t be here. That’s not what the visions have shown in the past.
It’s a trick.
My mind’s way of finding peace while my body is destroyed…
“Ashlyn.” Grey’s voice rolls over me, the tone so authentic that I smile.
“Alpha.” That’s all I can say. My insides are on fire and I’m moments away from losing my grasp on reality. But I want to remember this fantasy—the one where Grey chooses me.
Because no one has ever chosen me before.
I’ve always sacrificed everything for others, never expecting anything in return.
