Natalie's POV
Midnight came too fast. I stood in the center of the warehouse surrounded by my makeshift pack. Roric and his fighters were hidden in the rafters and behind stacks of old crates. Xander was at my side tense as a coiled spring ready to explode into violence.
"They will come through the east entrance," Mira whispered from her position near the door. "Marcus's unlock worked. Motion sensors show twenty incoming. No wait. Thirty."
"More than we thought," Xander muttered.
I closed my eyes and reached for the Winter Blood. It rose instantly now. Eager and cold and desperate to be used. Frost spread across the floor in spiraling patterns that grew more complex with each breath I took.
The east door exploded inward. Wood splintered. Metal screamed. Harvesters flooded through the
