Chapter Nine

Travis motioned for her to follow, so the three of them went charging through the bar, through another door, and into what looked like a holding cell.

A single light swung overhead, making the room seem even more ominous by casting shadows in the corners. There was also a drain in the middle of the floor. Shamira didn't want to think about that.

The security forces were backed up against one wall; one perpetrator sat cowering in a corner, and the other held a young woman by the throat.

"Don't come any damn closer!" the man said, snarling like an animal. His eyes were as red as a sunset and his face had lost all vestiges of humanity. "Clear the damn way! I'm taking her and leaving. Anyone tries to stop me and she dies, along with the would-be hero. Got that?"

Travis motioned for Renata and Shamira to move back. They wer