OMEGA PROTOCOL & ULTIMATE PRICE
Kiera's POV
I woke to chaos. Rylan's presence ebbing through the link. To count down to death. To everything ending.
Ignored the pain. Ignored the weakness. Disregarded Doc’s objections and pulled myself upright. My hybrid was healing much too quickly. Too fast even for augmented biology. Luna expects to work overtime. Maternal instinct driving recovery. We need to defend effectively everything else.
"Kiera, you can't. You just gave birth. You're still recovering. You'll kill yourself."
“And then I’m dying to protect my family. Move."
I grabbed Hope. My daughter. Tiny. Fragile. Perfect. Wrapped her in a blanket. Held her close. Passed her over to Scarlet, who was in the door.
"Run. Get everyone clear. You have sixty seconds to get out of the way befor
