Liora POV
The silence Kai leaves behind in the library shatters a split second later.
The core breach siren wails, a deafening, mechanical shriek that vibrates through the floorboards and rattles the stained glass in the high windows. Before I can even process the sound, Kai’s voice explodes through the mate link, raw with a terror I have never heard from him before.
“LIORA! Get to the Saferoom! Now! Do not engage, do not fight, just run!”
My blood turns to ice.
Aria doesn’t cower; she snarls. The suppression serum’s cage groans under the sudden, violent surge of her fury. My heart hammers against my ribs like a war drum as I grab the Silver Dagger from the table. The wolf-carved handle is already warm, the ruby core pulsing rapidly against my palm as if waking up to the threat.
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