LEIGH
The pounding of boots echoed through the underground corridor.
It started as one pair then another.
Within seconds the narrow hallway filled with voices, orders, and the unmistakable authority of men who expected to be obeyed.
"Move!"
"Clear the hallway!"
"Get everyone back!"
I didn't let go.
Sola's hands clawed desperately at my wrist, her strength fading beneath my fingers as the siphon continued to drink. Every heartbeat that passed made her feel weaker, while the hollow ache inside my chest seemed to fill with something fierce and intoxicating.
For the first time in weeks… I wasn't the frightened woman everyone pitied.
I was the danger they feared.
"Leigh!"
The roar shook the corridor.
A powerful hand wrapped around my shoulder, trying to wrench me backward.
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