CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
The flatline screamed through the medical suite like a death knell. Elena’s world narrowed to the single, horrifying image of Lila’s body going slack on the metal table, eyes glassy and unfocused, chest falling still for one terrifying beat before stuttering back into shallow, irregular breaths.
The new vessel…the thing wearing Lila’s face…stepped fully through the shattered glass partition, bare feet crunching shards without a flinch…blood traced delicate lines across its skin, but the smile that curved its lips was serene, almost loving.
Jax kept Victoria pinned to the floor, his gun pressed hard against her temple, blood from his own wounds dripping onto her white coat,Their father leaned heavily against the wall, the stolen security baton trembling in his grip, h
