Drake - POV
Abigail’s breath came in ragged gasps as she forced out the words. “Opal… she works for them.”
It didn’t come as a surprise. Not at all.
“Did Lucian order the slaughter of my new clan?” I asked, my voice steady despite the storm inside me.
Abigail gave a weak nod.
“Why?” Yuri interrupted, urgency laced in her tone.
“They don’t…” Abigail winced, her body twisting slightly in pain. Even the smallest movement made her wounds scream. Her voice was barely above a whisper. “The man told me why he’s killing all hybrids. He doesn’t want any hybrid, except his own, to stay in the army.”
I exhaled sharply. Coward. Lucian feared that other hybrids would rise against him, that they’d become stronger than his forces. If
that happened, his vision—his entire empire—would crumble. And
