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his name on a tombstone. You'll find out just how many wa
bed her retinas, forcing her to squeeze her eyes shut. The stench of rust, mold, and chemical rot
er arms, the rigid plastic sliced through her skin. Warm blood
Richard Miller stood ten feet away. He tapped a stac
Chloe and swung her arm. Her palm cracked against Chloe's cheek. The fiping her hand on her designer coat
linging to Julian Stone's arm. Mia raised her left hand, making s
The people who raised her, the sister she protected, the man she loved. Th
lack remote from his poc
rial vat hung directly over her head. A digital timer on the side lit up in red
up," Rich
use. A black Maybach tore through the metal, sending sparks and shrapnel f
kicked open. Axel
nd him seemed to freeze. He did not look
erger for this trash?" Mia shrieked
He reached under his coat, p
a wet, tearing sound, and collapsed into the dirt. The black r
arrel directly at Julian's face. Julian froze. His knees knocked tog
digital timer hit zero. The mechanical va
un. He sprinted ac
assive body over Chloe. He wrapped his arms around t
d hit h
's coat. The fabric melted instantly. The acid ate into his flesh. Axel's musc
el's blood mixed with the acid, dripping onto her cheek. The l
ced his hand down to her wrist. He pressed a smal
face. His thumb smeared
he whi
rely slack, crushing Chloe against the chair
not a scream. It was the howl of a slaughte
Mia and Julian, dragging them
for her to rip her hands free. She stood up. Her legs shook, but she
the detonator in Chloe's hand. Mia's legs gave ou
She pressed her thumb
white fire consumed the warehouse, melting the con
into the soft glow of
. She shot up from the mattress. Her hands clawe
bed. The walls were painted a soft cream. Floor-t
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