Luca hesitantly took my wrist with both of his hands, his fingers trembling as if they were afraid of what might happen once his teeth touched my skin, but before he could sink them in, chaos erupted all around us like an explosion of sound and fear.
Of course, Alpha Eric would bring the higher council to Khimar's fortress, because that man never knew when to stop pushing boundaries or when to leave things that were far beyond his control.
Now all my plans were up in smoke, disintegrating in the air like ash from a dying flame that had once burned with purpose.
"Get everyone to safety," I shouted to the adult Cindys and Cole, my voice sharp and commanding as panic filled the corridors.
"Calm yourself," Cindy compelled me, her tone steady and unnervingly calm, as though she had rehearsed for chaos her entire life.
