The Gamma alarm ripped through the packhouse like someone had yanked the fire alarm of the universe. Loud. Sharp. Impossible to ignore. Every warrior on the first floor froze for half a second and then launched into motion.
I was already moving.
Jack shouted my name behind me, but adrenaline had already hit my bloodstream like jet fuel. My wolf surged to the front of my mind with her tail up and every instinct screaming go.
I sprinted down the stairs, vaulted across the landing, and nearly ran over two warriors who looked at me like I was a small hurricane in boots.
“Lainey,” Jack warned from behind me, “wait for us.”
“If they wanted me to wait, they should handcuff me to something,” I called back.
Beau’s voice echoed down the hall. “Don't tempt me.”
I flipped him off without lookin
