Chapter 30
Adam POV I waited until I could no longer hear the frantic rhythm of Aurora’s boots hitting the earth. The moment her scent moved far enough into the treeline to be shielded by the dense cedar, the last of my restraint snapped. My human mask didn't just slip—it dissolved into the raw, predatory instinct of my hybrid nature. I wasn't a soldier anymore; I was a biological apex. The Changelings were pouring into the nursery, a sea of pale, twitching limbs and clicking jaws. I didn't reach for my gun. I moved. To a human eye, I would have been nothing more than a blur of motion, but to me, the world slowed down. I felt the surge of adrenaline and alien chemistry flooding my veins, amping my strength to a level that made the air feel thin. I slammed my palm into the chest of the first creatu
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