Semua Bab Rebirth Of The Broken Luna: A Second Chance at Luna's Heart : Bab 401 - Bab 410

Chapter 401XENOIS That was unfortunate. For her."You came here to free Lazarus," I said. "That requires detailed knowledge of our security systems. Someone gave you that information. Who?""I told you, I don't know their name!" she sobbed. "Messages came through dead drops! We never met face to face!"I broke her other arm.More screaming. The other two infiltrators were pressed against the backs of their cells now, clearly recognizing that I wasn't bluffing.Even Lazarus had stopped smiling."Xenois," Thorne said quietly. "Maybe she really doesn't know.""Then she knows something else," I said. "And we're going to find out what."I pulled out another tool from the case. Silver blade, specifically designed to cause maximum pain to supernatural beings."How many attacks has Jerome planned?" I asked the sobbing woman."I don't know! Please, I don't know anything useful! I was just following orders!""Following orders to attack a house with children in it," I said. "Following orders t

Chapter 403XENOIS"Then we'll reassess your imprisonment," I said. "Possible parole, possible exchange, possible permanent imprisonment. Depends on your level of cooperation and what happens in the final confrontation.""Fair enough," Lazarus said. "For what it's worth, Alpha Xenois—you did what you needed to do. Jerome respects strength. The fact that you were willing to torture prisoners to protect your pack? He'll hear about that. And it might actually make him reconsider his assessment of you as weak.""I don't care what Jerome thinks of me," I said."You should," Lazarus advised. "Because Jerome's next move will be influenced by his perception of your capabilities. If he thinks you're still playing by progressive rules, he'll be more aggressive. If he knows you're willing to use traditional methods when pushed—he might be more cautious."That was uncomfortably close to something my parents would say."Thank you for the insight," I said. "Thorne, ensure Lazarus's cell modificatio

Chapter 405SHAWNRage burned through me, hotter than any plasma blast."Everyone stay together," I commanded. "We're going to the elementary building. Anyone who can fight, be ready. Anyone who can't, stay in the middle of the group. Move!"We ran through hallways that felt like war zones. I lost count of how many attackers I vaporized—nightwalkers, fae, rogue werewolves, things I didn't have names for. My plasma abilities weren't showing any signs of fatigue, which was good because I was using them constantly.Behind me, the Underground members were fighting too. Marcus was using his sound manipulation to disorient enemies. Daniela had created water shields that deflected incoming attacks. Nathan and Izzy were using their enhanced physical abilities to physically throw attackers away from our group.Even Luna—quarter vampire, normally so careful about hiding what she was—had stopped pretending. She moved with vampire speed, her enhanced strength allowing her to snap necks and break

Chapter 407SHAWNThank god. Xenois would bring reinforcements, proper warriors, maybe even other allied alphas."How long?" I asked."Minutes," Lake said. "Maybe five? He's moving fast.""We hold for five minutes," I told everyone. "Whatever's coming, we hold."The attack hit like a tsunami.Creatures poured toward our position from every direction. Nightwalkers, fae, rogue werewolves, things I didn't have names for. All of them coordinated, all of them determined to break through our defense.I fired plasma blasts as fast as I could generate them. Vaporizing attackers, creating barriers of superheated air that made approach difficult, trying to thin their numbers before they reached our perimeter.But there were too many.Nathan and Izzy were fighting hand-to-hand now, their enhanced abilities letting them take on multiple opponents. But they were getting overwhelmed.Kamsi and Daniela were using everything they had—water shields, sonic disruption, magical barriers. But magic had li

Chapter 409XENOISI stood in the ruins of what had been Silver Creek Academy's main courtyard and tried to comprehend the scale of what had just happened.Jerome had attacked a school. Had sent an army of supernatural creatures to assault a building full of children during the middle of a school day. Had orchestrated magical weather manipulation to create artificial twilight so nightwalkers could operate freely.It was unconscionable. Beyond anything I'd imagined even Jerome would stoop to.And if not for my seventeen-year-old stepbrother and three five-year-olds, the casualties would have been catastrophic."Final count," Thorne reported, appearing beside me with a tablet displaying casualty assessments. "Three adult deaths—Professor Chen, Security Officer Martinez, and Nurse Williams. All died protecting students during the initial assault. Seventeen wounded, four critically but stable. No student fatalities.""No student fatalities," I repeated, letting that sink in. "How is that