Awakening the Wild

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garage. Off to the side, he unlocked a slid

, gleaming under the overhead lights. The team selected their weapons wit

ated, eyeing the

admitted, feeling out of place. "

ook. "That's fine. Just stay

with bulletproof windows. The engines roared, and th

om of the drive, Ethan g

my eyes, trying to concen

hoed in my mind. "Trust your instinc

at he meant. Tru

e made me jump back t

felt a pull. "Turn right.

winding road, the dense f

a wave of pain, Andrew's pain, washed over me. "

to Ethan. "There's an old abandoned estate

be it," Ethan

the road. Through the trees, I could make o

lt and turned to me. "Stay

intensity in Ethan's eyes made me pause. He wasn't just protecting

ed. "Just... be car

I grabbed Ethan's arm before he could turn away, "E

n't put you

nsist. I can maybe connect wi

then said, "Eliza, I said no. Get

HA

t, stopping just short of the clearing wher

of the building, and three of them flanked the left side, while th

rged on the house in perfect synchronization. Within mo

room. The muffled screams from below guided us toward our target.

ment," I

swung open abruptly, revealing more men who had heard the commotion. My team shifted seamlessly into thei

. The team tore through the remaining guards, a

ime, I didn't have time to think. Cornered and desperate, he made a break for t

eact, Landon had

st," Lando

nacles, "We'll dea

I approached cautiously. His body was a mosaic of bl

the stretche

ed, he muttered weakly, "Don't.

I said gently. "She's been panicking, but s

upstairs. Outside, Ellie had been pacing near the SUVs.

ocking her path. "He's unconscious," Land

lled with tears

SUV, where she sat beside her b

would be secured in a reinforced cell until the investigative team could que

he bodies and erasing any trace of the fight. As the last SUV returne

would make sure the man sp

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This wasn't my fantasy. I wanted to ask him a lot of que

o ask him who he was and why he was called the Alpha

't find the

the medical wing. His batter

ached me. He was wearing a white doctor's coat and was tall wit

eathe. I tried hard to open my mouth to gasp for

idn't know how to respond. I could see someone rus

son's voice cut through my ears.

ly getting worse. It felt like someone was holding onto my

cy. I felt a pinch on my arm, followed

e away. I felt like I was being carr

remember was me c

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