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Although Odhran was holding his own, I could see vicious wounds covering his back and chest… so lint of silver in the hands of the black-clad e to Odhran’s body Yet the Lycan was still standing, holding his own, fighting so brutally it was shocking and admirable

The longer I sat there, the more my head started to clear I could still feel the steady flow of blood down my face I looked at the narrow hallway table, stared at the piece of decor that sat atop it I stood and lurched for the ceramic lamp

I picked up the la the cord fros that weren’t clear to ht now

She produced a gun from the small of her back, her face expressionless

I didn’t think, just screaed forward, but she sidestepped un into the side of my head

My hand had already been propelling forward right before she hit ainst her teuard, she didn’t think I’d be strong enough, or luck had been on my side, but itShards splintered outward, flying through the air She stue cut in her temple

I was dizzy,the side ofmy shirt I rubbed the sticky, thicker fluid away fro even more brutal

I could see Odhran was groeaker I didn’t think a male like hi I’d ever seen, could be taken down by cuts littering their body I had a strong suspicion whatever weapon thoseto take the powerful wolf down

I wasn’t thinking, just reacting I had to get to him, help him, even if it was a lost cause

Because if aas Odhran couldn’t take down these men, I sure as hell didn’t stand a chance But I had to try I couldn’t stand here and watch I had to fight

One of theLycan careening to the side and crashing into the wall, plaster shattering around him from the impact He shook his head as if to clear it, his ain and again, his eyes flashing blue before fading and flashing again

He was trying to shift, to gain s they were poisoning him with clearly suppressed that

And then one of them slammed an uppercut on the underside of Odhran’s jaw, a pair of daggerlike brass knuckles affixed to his hand Odhran went down like a ton of bricks, his body prone, his head turned inslowly

With a ceraain I only ainst the back ofto the ground,blankly up at a large black-clad body that stepped over me

The man wore a mask as well He crouched in front of me, lifted the bottorinning I had no idea who he was, but the sick pleasure on his face as he stared intowithout a doubt he was part of the sick fuckers called the Assembly

“Never seen one of these creatures in the flesh,” he said and looked at Odhran “Magnificent” There e in his voice He looked back at onna have fun with you while ait for that anirin widened “And he will coeance” He leaned in closer “I can’t fucking wait” He reared his arht the back of his hand to my face

Burning pain speared through me, and as my head cocked to the side, as blood filled , and as the darkness started to slowly drag me down, I knew this was it

There was no hope

There was no chance of getting out of this