Lucian reached the nursery first. The heavy oak double doors were shut tight on the second floor of the school.
Talia and Alina ran blindly, following the pack. Talia's lungs were burning. She didn't know the streets of the Obsidian Ridge village, but she knew the smell of smoke.
"It’s sealed!" Casius roared, slamming his shoulder into the wood. It didn't budge. "From the inside?" He questioned, shocked at the possibility.
"Stand back," Lucian commanded.
He didn't use a key. He didn't use a spell. He used brute, alpha force backed by the crushing weight of his aura. He kicked the doors, sending a shock wave through the ground. The wood splintered and exploded inward, like glass.
Heat punched out; smoke rolled low and mean.
"Clear the building!" Lucian ordered, storming into the fir
