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Tyler has calmed over the years, but when I first met him, he was completely different. I honestly thought he’d lose his cool and tear the whole place down in anger. I’ve always been calmer than any of the other guys, but right now, burning this place to the ground seems like a great idea.
I’m really trying not to lose my shit here. It’s not the best place to do it in the middle of us taking those kids and having Kat with us. We need to get out of here, but my body can’t seem to move. It’s frozen in its spot. The others look to be in the same situation. I turn again to watch my sister, who was supposed to be dead long ago. I wonder what she’d think if she knew I killed her fiancé. He was a terrible person, but does she know that?
Loud noises assault my ears. I turn to look at the open door, I can faintly hear people yelling.
They’ve arrived.
I think they’re sorting through the rooms right now looking for the kids.
The gunshots are banging through the walls, and I hope that everyone, including our betas, got out of the building. The noise is getting closer.
We sprint out of the room. I look behind me, and my sister is standing in front of the computer, smiling sadly at me. No, not again. I can’t go through this again.
“We won’t go through this again. We’re smarter and faster and we know how to fight. We’ve had years of training,”My wolf reminds me.
I don’t know if she feels awkward coming with us, but there is no way I’m leaving her here for Theo. I now know what that man is capable of, and I don’t want my sister in his path any longer.
“Let’s go, Zoe!” I shout back near the entrance.
“I can’t,” she says with a sad smile as tears begin to well up in her eyes.
I take a step closer to her. “What do you mean youcan’t?”
“I mean, big brother, that I’m physically bonded to this place.” My mouth hangs open, this was not what I was expecting. “Why don’t you think I wasn’t able to contact you?” This had crossed my mind earlier, but I didn’t want to dwell on it too much, not until I had the chance to have an actual conversation with her, just the two of us.
She grabs my hand, and I have to try and find it in me to hold myself together when all I want to do is break apart. Her hands are so much bigger than I remember, but they’re still so soft and warm.
“I had to, Benji, it was the only way to keep you safe. Theo knew where you were and knew everything about you. We made a pact. I helped keep people from discovering who he was, and in exchange, he wouldn’t touch you.” No, no, this can’t be, I just found my sister. There’s no way I can leave her behind after knowing she’s alive.
I have no words, nothing comes out of my mouth. I hear people outside of the door screaming, and I know my brothers are painting the halls red with our enemies’ blood.
“I thought once Krissy died, I would be able to leave, but to my surprise, she wasn’t the one who bound me here.” I don’t have time to question her because she’s pushing me out the door.
“I need to protect you, Zoe.” I have to. I wasn’t able to on the day of the massacre. How can I leave her behind again?
“I’ve got it covered, Benji,” she says, pushing me further away. “How do you think I was able to survive this long?” I stop walking and look outside at the bloodbath. My brothers have it handled. They don’t try to rush me or scream at me to get going. They know I need time with my sister, and I’ll forever be grateful to them for giving me this time.
“You’re not the only sibling with magic.” With one last push, she closes the door, keeping me on the outside, and I’m left wondering what the hell her power is.
I turn around slowly. My mind is processing the information that my sister is still alive. The next thing I know, I’m standing in front of the elevators. I look down to see Tyler’s hand on my sleeve. I think he dragged me here.
I look at his moving mouth and shake my head, realizing he’s talking out loud and speaking to me. I just wasn’t processing anything.
“Wh-What did you say, Tyler?”
Without answering me, he grabs my shoulder and shoves me to the elevator. I look around noticing it’s just him and me in here.
Where the hell are the others?
Chapter twenty-four
Kat
I’mstartledawakebythe alarm on my phone. I grab it from the side table and put it back down to stretch my sore muscles. What the hell did I do last night that they still ache? Shouldn’t they have healed overnight?
I guess it’s just another question to ask the guys. Sometimes it sucks not knowing much about your new body. The guys are always patient, answering all the questions I have.
I get up to go pee, and once I’m done, I wash my hands and pick my phone back up, walking to the huge double door.
