CURSED LYCAN
The Alaska facility sat in a valley surrounded by mountains. Isolated. Defensible. Perfect for hiding an army.
Sera and her team watched from a ridge two miles out. Ava's drones gave them live feed. The place was crawling with guards. All enhanced. All moving with that eerie synchronization that marked artificial bonding.
"Fifty guards visible," Marcus counted. "Probably twice that inside."
"And we're ten people," Kira muttered. "Great odds."
"We've faced worse," Sera said. She didn't sound convincing even to herself.
Through the bond, she felt Kael's hand find hers. Squeeze once.
We've got this, he thought at her.
We're going to die, she thought back.
Probably. But together.
That's supposed to be comforting?
A little.
Despite everything, Sera almost smiled.
"Ava, can you hack their systems?" Sera asked. "Give us an advantage?"
