Chapter 33 – A War We Can’t Escape
(Evelyne’s POV)
The world was spinning.
Smoke filled the air, thick with the stench of gunpowder and blood. Evelyne pressed her palm against a gash on her arm, warm blood seeping through her fingers. The Hollow was in ruins—bodies littered the floor, bullet holes riddled the walls, and the distant wail of sirens signaled that this m******e wasn’t going unnoticed.
They had walked straight into a trap.
And the Council had wasted no time reminding them who truly owned the city.
Across from her, Adrian staggered against a crate, his breath ragged. He was bleeding again—his stitches from the last fight torn open. But his eyes weren’t on himself. They were on Vera and Jax, who stood amid the wreckage, tension rolling off them in waves.
Vera wiped blood f
