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With a deep snarl, I tossed one of the guards against the wall with enough force it momentarily knocked him unconscious. His body slid to the floor, slumping over.
Then horrific pain tore through my body, a jolt of current more powerful than I’d felt before. Every muscle spasmed, my ears buzzing, but I could hear her screaming.
Very slowly, I succumbed to the agony, sliding toward the floor.
“Fuck this freak,” a guard snarled and smashed something against my back.
Apollo and Kai snarled, fighting for freedom.
Stars blanketed my field of vision.
“Stop. Now,” Savannah called. “What you’re doing is inhuman. Leave them alone.”
I had no idea how she managed to break free from their hold, but her arms were suddenly around me, her face pressed against mine. She was crying yet whispering she’d do everything she could to protect me.
Her strength and our connection eased the pain. Her touch invigorated me.
And my wolf was closer to the surface, his hunger two-fold.
For blood.
And for sex.
“It’s alright,” I told her.
“No, it’s not.” She lifted her head while still holding me. “What you’re doing is an atrocity to mankind and to helpless animals. I will find a way to make certain they’re arrested for what they’re doing.”
After squeezing her arm, I stood, ignoring the anguish and shoving aside my instinctive need to protect her and exterminate the threat. With weapons pointed toward me, eager humans hoping I’d make a move, I refused to give them the satisfaction.
The only thing necessary to terrorize Thanatos was a low growl, the sound rumbling throughout the room. Both Apollo and Kai did as well. The moment was unnerving for every human in the laboratory.
And the inhuman Thanatos as well.
“Enough,” he hissed. “Reattach his chains. And lock her down as well. We move forward. I’m finished with playing games. I will enjoy watching the four of you suffer.”
CHAPTER 22
Savannah
I’d never felt rage like the electric sensations sweeping through my body.
I’d also never known such hatred could exist, but I hated Thanatos with every ounce of my being. He was the true epitome of evil.
I didn’t bother fighting the soldiers as they attached the same metal cuffs around my neck, wrists, and ankles, yanking on the heavy chains once they were finished with glee in their eyes. Should I toss some hatred their way as well? Maybe, but I could tell they were just trying to do their jobs, likely buying the stories sent to every media outlet.
As they were testing the chains, ensuring the correct length had been used, my thoughts drifted to my parents. Had they heard the horrible news? Would they buy for a second that their straight-A daughter who’d never even had so much as a parking ticket was capable of planning an act of sabotage or even committing the murder of a colleague?
The answer was simple and easy.
No.
A single tear slipped past my lashes, mostly from frustration that kept me on edge. I kept my eyes on Roman. Even after what he’d endured, he was stronger than only moments before. So were Apollo and Kai. I could feel their energy expanding, their strength returning, but I also gathered Thanatos had no idea what was happening.
We’d need to be careful. Escaping was our only hope of survival.
There was also something unexpected happening between the four of us.
Increasing desire.
