Before I could answer, alarms began blaring throughout the facility. My brother's expression hardened, and he moved into a defensive stance that mirrored the training I'd received from my mates.
"You're Northern Alliance," he said, his eyes flicking from face to face before settling on mine. "But a different faction. Helena warned me about rivals trying to control me."
"No," I said quickly, shaking off Kane's hand and taking another step forward. "We're not Northern Alliance at all. We're here to rescue you."
He laughed, a harsh sound with no humour in it. "Rescue me? From what? This is my home."
"It's a prison," I countered, feeling Diamond stir anxiously within me. "They've been lying to you your whole life; they call you Elias Shadowthorne, correct, but did they tell you how you cam
