He looked at me with something broken, furious, and terrifying.
“I saw the past,” he said quietly. “And I saw the men who think they still have a claim on you.”
My breath hitched. “I don’t understand—”
“You will,” he promised. “But first we find them.”
Sheriff Tate grabbed his radio. “Let’s move out.”
Trigger cocked his weapon. “Hunt time.”
But Wolf didn’t move.
He cupped my cheek, thumb brushing slowly across my skin. “Nora… whatever comes next, I’m not letting them near you.”
My voice trembled. “They already were.”
“Not again.” His forehead touched mine. “Not while I’m alive.”
And then—
BOOM.
A deafening explosion shook the building, dust raining from the ceiling.
Trigger shouted, “WHAT THE—?”
Saint checked the feed. “Guys—north entrance! They breached the sheriff’s office!”
Havoc grabbed his weapon. “They’re coming in!”
Wolf’s voice dropped to lethal calm.
“Then they’re about to make the biggest mistake of their lives.”
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The explosion rippled through the foundation, shaking dust loose from the ceiling and sending a crack down the far bunker wall.
“DOWN!” I barked, pulling Nora behind me as Trigger dove in front of the door and Havoc braced against the concrete divider.
Saint’s screens flickered, rebooted, then surged back to life.
Sheriff Tate’s voice roared through the bunker. “They blew the side entrance! We’ve got multiple intruders inside the building!”
Trigger cocked his weapon. “They’re making a move on the bunker.”
“Let them,” Havoc growled. “I’m ready.”
I forced my breathing even. “Trigger — status on the security doors?”
“Upper level sealed,” he said. “But the outer layer took damage. They’re coming fast.”
Nora clutched the scarf in her hands so tightly herknuckles went white. I stepped in front of her, shielding her from every angle I could.
Her voice trembled. “Wolf… they found us?”
