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An odd sensation flowed through me, and I stiffened, trying to place where it came from. Glancing over my shoulder, myheart stuttered when I came face to face with the barrel of a gun. A gun that my brother was holding. His finger went tight over the trigger, and I lashed my arm up, knocking it to the side. The shot echoed in my ears as the bullet whizzed past my ear.

“What the fuck?” I hissed, my pulse thrashing.

“Dad wants to see you.”

I didn’t have time to process his emotionless voice before he took another shot at me. I grabbed his wrist as he rammed into me, knocking us both to the ground. We rolled through the dirt until my spine slammed into the trunk of a tree.

“What the hell are you doing?” I grunted, trying to untangle myself from him.

His answer was to aim the gun at me again. I lunged, wrapping my hand around the muzzle to try to yank it out of his grip.

“Viggo,” I snapped, my shock still sweeping through me.

Lowering my shoulder, I slammed into him, pushing him into the tree. We were both gripping the gun, and I finally caught his eye. My stomach plummeted, and I froze.

“No,” I choked out. “Fuck.”

His blank stare told me one thing—he was entranced. Only one person on this earth could control his mind, just like mine. Had Amaros entranced him before he and Kali left the property?

“Listen to me,” I said frantically. “Fight it. Don’t fucking do this.”

He didn’t respond, trying harder to tear the gun from my grip. Until pain flared up my back and then flooded my veins. I let out an agonized groan, my hold on Viggo faltering. Glancing behind me, I saw the human standing there with a needle in his hand, and the same blank look as my brother.

“Shit.” I tried fighting the hawthorn, but it was a losing battle.

“I’ll help you get him to the vehicle before I go back.”

I barely recognized Viggo’s voice, making my chest constrict with panic as he crouched down next to me. This wasn’t fucking happening. It never even crossed my mind that my brother might be entranced. Why did Amaros even let him leave the property with Kali?

“Viggo, look at me,” I demanded hoarsely.

He grabbed the sides of my head, and I heard the bones in my neck snap before everything went black.

Chapter 37

Kali

Ipressed my hand over my chest, sucking in a lungful of air. My eyes darted to the door, waiting for Zan to walk through it. Pax and I had gotten back to Impulse over a half hour ago, and we were waiting upstairs. Pax and Gia were sitting on the couch having a quiet conversation while I paced around the island.

Something was wrong.

Every cell in my body was screaming at me. The last time I’d felt like this was when I heard Zan’s voice when Rowan had taken us.

“I’m going to find him,” I muttered, heading for the door.

“He’s with Viggo.” Pax tried to calm me. “They’re fine.”

“No,” I nearly screamed. “Something is wrong. Zan is in trouble.”

Pax frowned before standing up. “Okay. Let’s go find him.”

“Find who?”

Viggo appeared in the doorway, his usual grin on his face. He strode forward, and my heart hammered when Zan didn’t appear behind him.

“Where’s Zan?” I asked, my voice shrill.

He frowned in confusion. “What?”

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