Lucian
The moment they hit the floor, I felt the burn of freedom. I flexed my wrists, acting weak, masking the fire building inside me.
They gave me the laptop. I logged into Robert’s account and initiated a false transfer , just enough code and bounce routing to fool them. Rowan had taught me well.
Justin hovered behind me.
“You done?” he asked.
I nodded.
I stood slowly, careful not to show strength. My wolf was clawing to break free. My mark burned like wildfire , Mara's tether pulling me home.
“You gonna let us go now?” I asked, voice cracking, shoulders slouched.
He just laughed and stepped forward , one last performance. A punch to my face. I let it land, stumbled back, dropped to my knees.
“Northwood sent whimps to do a man’s job,” he said, full of himself. He had no idea
