Impenetrable Romane & Geschichten

And I intended to secure it. The fortress Ethan had built around his heart was impenetrable, a massive wall of grief and cold indifference that made me desperate, and desperation is a jagged, dangerous scent for a wolf. I knew I was starting to reek of it, the stench of a loser clinging to my skin.

I had yelled, desperate, every nerve in my body begging me to run. “We can’t.” “What the hell do you mean we can’t? Oliver is in there!” I had been on the edge of losing it, already halfway toward the facility, heart thundering, fury boiling. “You can’t!” Mother’s voice cut in, sharp and unrelenting. “Nobody can. The building is protected by mountain ash—no wolf can cross the perimeter. The walls and doors are wired with explosives. The Union Hunters have it surrounded. Nothing can enter the building without causing chaos”

‘This is amazing,’ she thought as she ran, catching a glimpse of a former walkway that quickly wove shut with vines as she passed. The maze was tricky. It would close up routes as you neared them, and even in an emergency, a wolf couldn’t dig through the vines, they were impenetrable. If you attempted to climb, like she had last time, the maze would sprout angry, bloodred thorns, sealing off the sky. Much like Thorne did. He would close up at any given time, despite the leeway you thought you had with him. And that was a toxic trait Ember wasn’t sure she could live with.

I can’t breathe. ##########

Close. So damn close.

Men who would fight to the last breath because losing wasn’t an option. Every entry hammered the same truth: infiltration was nearly impossible. Her pulse rose with each page. Blueprints and schematics were sketched in tight lines, annotated with neat block letters. Massive steel gates. Reinforced walls thick enough to withstand explosives. Surveillance at every angle—drones, cameras, even roving canine patrols. A small notation scrawled at the bottom chilled her to the bone: Two previous attempts at penetration have failed. Both teams eliminated. Her gaze stuck on that word—eliminated—and bile surged up her throat. She clamped her jaw shut, forcing herself to swallow it back down.

“The trail doesn’t go any further. Look.” The green text had stopped. A new message was blinking. > ENCRYPTION TIER 4 DETECTED. INSUFFICIENT ACCESS. TERMINATING CONNECTION. “Tier 4?” I asked. “What’s higher than military-grade?” “I don’t know!” Hae-Jae almost yelled, collapsing back in his chair. “I’ve never even heard of it. It’s a wall, Anna. A giant, impenetrable wall. We can’t get past it. Not with this. Not with anything I’ve got.”

"Probably another Derek emergency." "Can I just say—" Mia Frost threw her curtain open, clearly fired up even in the dark, "—that guy has nothing going for him except his face? What on earth do you even see in him?" Even in the pitch black, I could feel their frustration burning through the air.

Of course" We got back home and Peace had to return to her work so I buried myself into my work as I try to meet up with the deadline. Hours pass by and I am still occupied with my writing when I suddenly heard the sound of the bell. I'm not expecting anyone and Peace has her key so who could be there? I walked to the front door, only to see Alex standing there emotionless. He has done this a couple of times. He is either very angry right now or having issues. He rarely shows emotions on his face and I guess that is how it works in the business world but usually, I can tell what is wrong with him because he opens up to me. But right now, I can't read a thing on his face.

And I can't say a word because of my nervousness. Fuck. ...(to be continued)