Hailey's POV "Die?" What the hell does she mean by that?. I was still trying to process what she said when the lights suddenly went out with a sound that felt wrong. There was no flicker, no soft fade. The power died like it had been executed, like someone is tampering with the connections. One second, the suite glowed with warm amber light reflecting off glass and chrome. The next, the world collapsed into pitch-black silence so complete it rang in my ears. My breath caught. My instinct told me this wasn't a coincidence. Before I could even form a word, Kingsley moved. His hand clamped around my wrist and yanked me down hard, my knees slamming into the thick carpet as his body shielded mine. The air exploded an instant later—the sharp, violent c***k of suppressed

