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Callan and Cassie had died because of her

His rifle secured on his back, he jumped from the trees soundlessly, ducked and ran He could hear the screa her pride leader’s name

Fuck, that wasn’t supposed to happen Callan Lyons had thrown himself at Phelps just in time to take a bullet His own bullet had sla through his neck as so Cassie Sinclair down as well

Regrettable Darettable, and he was pissed off over it But there was no time to stick around and make certain his aim had been true and his own calculations perfect He had tried to save the girl A first for him; he had never tried to watch out for casualties before, especially those who deliberately stood in the way

Cassie Sinclair was better trained than that She had a fucking suicide wish, and allowing her to follow through on it made him want to shake the shit out of her

He sprinted across theto the house The Breeds were pouring in from all quarters because their pride leader was down

He could hear the reports on the link he hadreceiver on He had heard the orders for the Breeds to converge on the ballroom

“Callan’s down,” someone had yelled into the link “Son of a bitch, the basta

rd got him I repeat, our pride leader is down He’s down” There was a heavy silence then “Oh God, we’re losing hi him…”

Fuck! This one at all as planned

CHAPTER 25

The sixth-floor ICU and surgery had been cleared ahead of the Sanctuary heli-jets landing on the helipads on the roof of the hospital

Feline Breed doctor, surgeon and Council-trained scientist Elyiana Morrey was already prepped and waiting with her Wolf Breed counterpart They had three Breeds arriving Pride Leader Lyons; an enforcer, Noble Chavin; and the young Wolf-Coyote Breed, Cassandra Sinclair

Wolf Gunnar and his mate were on their way in, as were teams of Wolf Breed Enforcers, several of which had arrived due to proximity to the hospital

The Breed co en masse, protection and security paramount as the pride leader’s family was flown in His dom his father had built