The Obsidian Covenant #1: The Rejected Mate's Ruin
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"Hunter-killer drones. Standard patrol for the lower levels."
"If they see us," Wolfy warned, his voice tight, "they signal the hive. We will be swarmed."
"I can smash them," Viggo offered. He hefted a length of pipe he had scavenged. His knuckles were white, the veins in his forearms pulsing.
"Too loud," Neoma said. "And the kinetic impact will trigger the sensors."
She moved to the front. She didn't draw her knife. She held out her hands.