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“If anything happens, leave and run. Call the police,” he continues firmly. “And do not come near the basement until we give you the all-clear. I love you.”

He briefly kisses me and then returns to the basement to join the fray before I can say anything else. I watch him go, my heart beating frantically with fear.

The sounds of growling, snarling, and furniture breaking reach my ears, and the only thing I can do is pray that my alphas come out the other side unscathed.

CHAPTER30

Damon

I’m furious that this deranged monster broke into our home and threatened my omega and my pups.

One way or another, my pack and I are ending this today.

I can feel the fury radiating off Gunnar as we both bare our teeth at Zorin, snarling for him to stay back and away from the stairs.

There’s no way in hell I’m allowing him to get past us and touch our omega again. I messed up by allowing her to come down here by herself, and now I will set things straight.

To my surprise, despite his bleeding injuries, he manages to shift into his wolf form and struggles to his feet, the white of his fur stained red from our attack.

He growls at us, a deranged look in his eyes.

With a feral snarl, Gunnar lunges forward first, snapping his jaws viciously toward Zorin’s already wounded shoulder. Zorin twists away, narrowly avoiding the attack, then retaliates with savage fury, driving Gunnar back with a swift swipe of his paw. Gunnar tumbles sideways, crashing heavily into a wall with a painful grunt as the breath is knocked from his lungs.

I surge forward now, my tightly coiled muscles propelling me onto Zorin’s back.

I sink my teeth into his ruined shoulder, determined to incapacitate him while Gunnar catches his breath. Zorin lets out a fierce howl and thrashes wildly, trying to throw me off and dislodge my teeth. Blood flows freely from his wounds, staining both our fur and the floor a deep red.

With renewed vigor, Zorin throws himself sideways, slamming me into the basement wall. I let out an involuntary yelp, releasing his shoulder and collapsing onto the floor. Zorin staggers upright, preparing to attack again, baring his teeth at me.

My body aches as I struggle to my feet and glance around momentarily, checking to see if Lena and Max made it to safety.

Damon, watch out!Gunnar yells telepathically.

Suddenly, I feel a burning pain in my side. I howl in agony, fire consuming me from the inside out. Glancing down, I see a silver dagger buried in my flank.

Fuck.

The dagger is made of silver, with an intricate skull carved into the handle, and Zorin stands not far away. He’s shifted back into his human form, wildness in his eyes as he stares at me, blood dripping from his mouth as he cackles.

“If I can’t have her, you won’t either,” he says, laughing maniacally even though he knows it’s his last moments on earth.

Summoning whatever strength I have left, I throw myself at Zorin and slash his throat with my claws. He yelps, the sound gurgling as blood spurts from the wound. He grabs at his throat, desperately trying to stem the flow.

I collapse onto the floor, watching as Gunnar finishes him off.

Gunnar shakes himself off before propelling himself at Zorin again, clamping his teeth around the gaping slash at Zorin’s neck.

Zorin’s incapacitated form lies not far from me, his eyes blank and unseeing as he stares at the ceiling, a pool of blood slowly forming around him.

“Damon!” shouts Max as I slip in and out of consciousness. The fire from the dagger spreads through my body, causing me to black out.

I can’t shift back, drained of energy. My body feels spent.

I need to see Lena before it’s too late.And it’s the last thought I have before the darkness consumes me again.

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Blinking,I wake up in a bright room I don’t recognize.

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