(Alessandro’s POV)
The world exploded into sound and light. The blaring alarm was a scream in the quiet dawn, and the peaceful farmhouse became a deathtrap. The time for stealth was over. The time for war had begun.
“Go! Go! Go!” I yelled into my comms, the order a sharp crack in the sudden chaos. The line to Isabella and Anya immediately went dead, a protocol to protect their location from being discovered during a fight. A cold knot of fear tightened in my gut, but I pushed it down. There was no time for fear. There was only time to fight.
Guards appeared from rooms I hadn't known existed, their faces hard, their guns already firing. The narrow hallway lit up with muzzle flashes. Lucian, Marcus, and I, who had been silent shadows just a moment before, became a brutal and efficient mac
