HUNTER
The moment I stepped out of the car, the air was wrong. Thick. Heavy. The west wing of the pack house loomed in the distance, calm for a split second before the explosion tore through the building. A thunderous boom echoed across the grounds, followed by a violent shockwave that knocked me back a step. Flames shot up, licking the sky as a black plume of smoke curled into the air.
My first thought—Valerie.
I didn’t think. I ran.
Screams filled the air, echoing through the halls as people scrambled in every direction. Smoke billowed from the west wing, casting a dark cloud over the courtyard. Children cried, clinging to their parents as they rushed toward safety. Warriors barked orders, trying to form a semblance of control, but it was no use—panic had taken over.
Amidst the ch
