THE DARKHEART SAGA

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ed warehouse. The building loomed ahead, its stark metal exterior almost invisible against the

avily guarded compound, its sleek, modern architecture a stark contrast to the crumbling outskirts of the city

spent years as a Dominion operative, learning their methods and weaknesses. That knowledge had k

ict schedule, their routes predictable. Kieran had studied them for weeks, piecing

on facility, but it was the most dangerous. His

d under his breath,

ng a Dominion raid in a small town rumored to harbor vampires. Kieran had left the Dominion years ago, disi

hey didn't just hunt vampires-they experimented on them, dissecting their prey in a relentless p

isappeared around the corner before darting across the open space. He pressed himself agains

the wall, activating it with a flick of a switch. The device emitted a faint hum, disrupti

rawl through. Kieran scaled the wall with ease, his movem

the storm outside. He paused periodically, listening for signs of activity be

ed into a laboratory, its sterile white walls bathed in fluorescent lig

ies were strapped down, their pallid skin marred by scars and puncture marks. Some were missing l

ments before, but this was worse than he'd imagined. The vampires were little mo

h files and computer monitors. If Anna had been brought here,

hed floor. He moved quickly, keeping to the shadows as he approached the workstation. The

les. His eyes scanned the screen, searching for any mention of Anna's na

is?" Kieran muttered

captured vampires to reverse-engineer her genetic code. The implications were chilling. I

nd him made

stered at his side. A shadow moved at the edge of the

usy, Wolfe," a

an cold. He reco

eran's former mentor. Gray was tall and broad-shouldered, his dark uniform immaculate despit

e back," Gray said, his

ng it at Gray's chest. "I di

ver. You think you can walk in here,

tened on the trigger, but before he c

in, their weapons trained on Kieran. He dove behind a table a

bed a grenade from his belt, tossing it into the center of the room. The explosion

it. He could hear Gray shouting orders, his

escape! He's

against the floor. Alarms blared, and red lights flash

rain lashed against his face. The sound of helicopters fill

nd outgunned, but he wasn't about to give up. He act

steady despite the chaos. "I've got

the rooftop access door burst op

ng, Wolfe," Gray

t. "I didn't come here to die, Gray.

d. "Anna's gone. Yo

imself to stay calm. He raised his weapon, mee

Dominion to the grou

ch other down, the st

o life. "Extraction inbo

st of speed, Kieran charged toward the edge of the roof, l

aboard, Kieran looked back at the lab. Thi