Chapter 181\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan\u00a0<\/p>\n
370\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018How much time do we have?\u2018 I asked Orion, my voice cutting through the air, sharper than I meant it to be, but I couldn\u2019t hold back the edge, not with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Athena\u2019s faint heartbeat pulsing in my mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orion\u2019s jaw clenched so tight I could see the muscle twitch, his eyes dark and focused, like he was staring straight into a nightmare. \u2018Not much,\u2018 he said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and his tone was grim in a way that made my chest tight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My wolf snarled inside me, clawing at my chest, urging me to move, to run, to tear through anything standing between me and Athena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every second we stood here was a second closer to losing her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I can\u2019t lose her to Daxon, not when he had murdered Jess.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pushed her thoughts behind for now. Not now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I get to my Ath, then I\u2019ll do whatever was on my mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was already halfway to the door, my boots slamming against the floor, when Derek stepped in front of me, blocking my path. His eyes were hard,\u00a0<\/p>\n
unyielding, and his stance said he wasn\u2019t moving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t just leave, Derek said, his voice steady but firm, like he was trying to anchor me to reason. \u201cThey\u2019ve set a trap, Tristan. I saw it coming. They\u00a0<\/p>\n
know you\u2019ll come for her. Both of you.\u201d He said pointing between I and Orion\u00a0<\/p>\n
If we rush in blind, we\u2019ll be walking straight into their hands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I clenched my fists so hard my claws cut into my palms and drew blood. \u201cI don\u2019t care, I growled, and the sound came from deep in my chest. \u201cAthena needs\u00a0<\/p>\n
me now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I know,\u201d Derek said evenly, but I could see the tension in his shoulders and the way his hands were balled into fists at his sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you\u2019re no good to her dead. We go with reinforcements.\u201d He turned towards Orion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Orion\u2018 Orion places his hands in face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s right T. We can\u2019t go in like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wanted to argue with both of them, but before I could, Derek added, I have a way to get us there faster. My jet is ready, fueled, and waiting. But we have to get to the airstrip first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t respond, I just turned on my heel and stalked outside, my anger so hot it felt like it was burning through my skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Orion was right behind me, his own fury a tangible force, like a storm cloud pressing against my back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I could feel it, his rage mixing with mine, a shared fire that made the air around \u2018us crackle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t just angry, he was terrified, and that scared me more than anything, because Orion didn\u2019t scare easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 181\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Behind me, I could hear Orion on the phone, and his voice was sharp as he barted orden, chilliding worry Softer he hood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Derek was already on his bike, speaking into his earphete, arranding for the landing team to meet us the more we looked down\u00a0<\/p>\n
Within minutes, the four of us were mounted on our bikes and the engines roared to life, vibrating under us like caged animals ready to m\u00a0<\/p>\n
We took off together, tearing down the dark road toward Derek\u2019s airstrip and loving nothing but dust and the smell of burning rubber band us\u00a0<\/p>\n
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