Page 114 of Bite of Vengeance

“Get the hell off me,” I growled, my voice uncontrolled.

The structure creaked and splintered as the cliff began giving way. Missiles were still going off, and it was only a matter of time before another one hit the building. I sucked in choppy breaths, the fear swirling through me hitting me like a wall. It wasn’t mine—it was Kali’s. She fucking needed me. With a noise of fury, I knocked Viggo back when he tried grabbing me again.

“You’re not going to survive if you go in there. I can’t help you and get Pax out of here.”

“You think I give a fuck?” I shot back, shaking his hold off me. “If Kali dies, there isn’t any part of me that wants to survive. Let me go, Viggo.”

“You’re my brother?—”

My rage lowered a fraction, hearing the pain in his voice. “And I love you, and Pax. But I can’t live without her. I can’t fucking do it. You two will live. You’ll make this world free again. What Kali wanted.”

“Fuck,” he cursed before giving me a tight grin. “You’re gonna make me deal with this mess? You know I don’t like talking to people. They’ll end up dead if they piss me off.”

I forced out a chuckle. “That’s why you have Pax. Take care of each other.”

After squeezing his arm, I pushed away from him and ran toward the door of the building. Debris was falling down around me, most of it on fire. I flew inside, my heart pounding when I found myself in the middle of a huge fight between PARAand Shadows. Rya was nowhere in sight, and I shoved between bodies, dropping any human who attempted to stop me.

An alarm was still blaring, and smoke was filling the room, making it harder to see. The lights were flickering and dimming. Another explosion rocked the building, the floor seeming to move under my feet. This whole fucking thing was going to fall if anymore missiles hit it. If it didn’t slide off the cliff first.

“Kali,” I roared over the chaos. “Kali. Where are you?”

It was impossible to track her scent when there was so much blood everywhere. The floor was a slick mess of red and black as everyone fought around me. Panic swallowed me whole as my eyes darted around, trying to spot her. It didn’t help that this place was fucking massive. I pushed forward, heading toward the back of the room, halting for a moment when I recognized one of the bodies on the floor.

Rowan. Whatever happened to him, he was dead now.

An agonized scream filled my ears, and my head shot up, my pulse thrashing. It was Kali, and she was hurting.

“Move,” I snarled furiously, knocking people out of the way when she shrieked again.

The Shadows closest to me froze, their eyes cutting to where the screaming was coming from. They all moved as one, practically shoving into me. Rage tore down my spine as I ran, pushing them out of my way. I broke through the crowd, my eyes finally landing on Kali.

She was on her knees, bleeding so badly that I had no idea where her injuries were. A few PARA soldiers were surrounding her, but it was Keeva who had the gun in her hand. The one who shot another bullet into her as I raced closer.

“You deserve this,” Keeva shrieked, both hands gripping the gun as her body shook.

An arm suddenly shot out, grabbing me hard enough that I was forced to stop. I clenched my fists, readying to fight.

“Stop,” Rya murmured. “Look around, Zan.”

“I swear to everything if you don’t fucking let me go, I’ll kill you,” I threatened, deadly promise filling my voice.

“Just wait,” she pleaded. “Look.”

My eyes cut back to Kali and her sister. Only this time, they were surrounded by Shadows. Another massive boom shook the building. The lights cut out, leaving us in the dark. It only took a second for my eyes to adjust just like all the other Shadows in here. PARA members were screaming, trying to find their way out as the entire structure shifted again.

“What are you doing?” Keeva snapped, looking at the Shadows around her. “You listen to me.”

“No,” one of them said calmly. “You’re not one of us. Not the dark or the light. You don’t bleed black anymore.”

I frowned in confusion. What the hell did that mean?

“And you’re hurting her,” another one said, anger in her voice. “Is everything you told us a lie?”

I yanked out of Rya’s grip and slowly crept around the Shadows. Kali was slumped on the ground, not moving at all.

“No,” Keeva sputtered. “She’s the one who will take you down the dark path. She ruined it all. She’s the reason this is all happening.”

“Lies,” a Shadow spat out. “You’re trying to kill her.”

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