Sirens screamed in the distance through the rain, and were growing closer. "The humans are on their way," I said to Eve and Cruz. "We have to make this quick.""Umm," Eve said, her back to mine, "now might be a good time for a little bit of that magic.""Or a lot," Cruz agreed, his back to ours, too.The police sirens' screams grew louder as the men closed in. "Duratus!" I screamed, raising my arms. Suddenly, ice formed over all of them, immobilizing them all. We started running toward our vehicles."What did you do?" Eve asked, running by my side.I shrugged. "I cast a freezing spell. It won't lost long, but it'll buy us enough time to escape!" I flung open the door of my car and yelled over the roof. "Eve, get in!"Cruz was already on his motorcycle, parked right behind my car, and strapped on his helmet. "Go! I'll follow you."Eve looked at my car and then at Nightshade, debating. "Get in!" I yelled. "We'll come back for your car later!"Suddenly, guys on motorcycles jumped over

"We need to try and find some of those silver wristbands. Then we can slap one on Balista," Eve whispered as we headed down the hallway. "Where do you think he might have them?""But we'd have to get close enough to use it." I cocked my head to the side, raising my eyebrows. "When he put one on me, he pulled one out of his pocket."Eve scoffed, keeping her voice low. "Please, tell me it's not that simple.""Either that or maybe he has some in his office. But I'd bet that he carries some on him, just in case." I glanced at her over my shoulder, ready in case someone surprised us. "But we need to stay quiet and figure out where we are before we get caught."Just then, we came to a corridor with a hallway going in opposite directions. Without windows, it was hard to tell where we were.I motioned with my head toward the left. "This way.""What makes you so sure?" she asked behind me.I shrugged. "Seemed as good a choice as any."In the distance, male voices echoed from the hallway around

"Eve, as much as I admire your willingness to fight, you need to stay here and build up your strength." I chuckled, shaking my head. Leave it to Eve to be on death's door one moment and then ready to do some serious damage the next. "And now that I know basically where we are, I'll take you back so you can rest up and I'll get the guys."She got to her feet and grabbed her pipe, murder prominent in her eyes. "Not on your life. Besides, I don't think that's necessary. Look." She nodded toward the building, and four-wheel-drive trucks and motorcycles pulled up, surrounding the warehouse. Xander and Elias climbed out of the lead truck and started barking orders. "They found us." A broad smile spread across my face, never so glad to see someone in my life. "Let's go."Bullets started flying toward Xander and Elias, but I held up my hands and yelled, "Duratus!" Immediately, the shots froze in midair and fell to the ground.In unison, Elias, Xander, and the rest of the wolves leaped, changi

"Kalyssa, I'm sorry about what happened," Elias said, claiming my attention.Bailey smirked. "We'll give you two a minute." She gave my hand a gentle squeeze as she passed."Yeah, we have to organize the humans," Cruz agreed, motioning with his head toward the field, glancing over at Bailey."I'll give you two a minute, too." Xander walked a few steps away to check on Seven and Sasha, who were arguing. Seven had slapped a silver bracelet on her, and she wasn't happy. "Don't go far," I called after him. He turned and smiled. "Never."Elias let out a deep breath, his expression serious. "Eve was just giving me back the ring I had given her when we were together." He shrugged. "I never thought to get it from her immediately after we broke up. It had belonged to my mother and my grandmother before her, and I was hoping that you would wear it someday, too.""Eh... to tell you the truth, I'm not too keen on wearing a ring you've already given to another woman." I smiled, not wanting to hur

"Wake up, Kalyssa." Xander kissed my neck as he whispered in my ear. "It's time to get up."I rolled over, hugging my pillow to me. "I don't want to." "But we have a surprise for you." There was a pause, and then Elias kissed my neck. My heart sank. I knew I would have to speak with them both, but I didn't want it to be now."Let me sleep." I curled up, holding the pillow tightly to my chest. "Let's talk tomorrow." I knew I was acting like a child, but I didn't care. I wanted to put off this conversation as long as possible. "But you've been in bed for more than twenty-four hours now," Elias said, a smile in his voice. "We didn't bother you because we knew you needed time to rest and recharge. But I think it's time to get up."I turned over, my eyes wide as I sat up, trying to gain my bearings. "What?"Xander laughed. "Yup." He shrugged, smiling as he rubbed my back. "I knew you were tired, but... wow!" Then his smile faded as his lips formed a straight line. "I'm so sorry that Bali