Chapter 268\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she said, moving away from the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We both stood there, frozen, listening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another noise. Like someone stepping on gravel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSarah,\u201d I whispered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She came closer to me, and we both stared at the front door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The doorknob started to turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart was pounding so hard I thought it might burst out of my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door was locked. They couldn\u2019t get in. We were safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then I heard the sound of glass breaking from the kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone was in the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sound of breaking glass from the kitchen seemed to echo through the entire house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a split second, neither Sarah nor I moved. We just stood there, frozen in shock and disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Sarah\u2019s entire demeanor change, it was like watching someone flip a switch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gentle mother who\u2019d been playing with her kids moments ago vanished, replaced by someone harder, sharper, more dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She moved so fast I barely saw her grab one of the knives from the coffee table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet behind me,\u201d she said, her voice completely different from the gentle tone she\u2019d been using all night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I grabbed the gun with shaking hands, my finger finding the safety the way Leah had taught me months ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My other hand went instinctively to my stomach, a protective gesture I immediately forced myself to stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t do that. Couldn\u2019t draw attention to the baby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If they knew I was pregnant, they\u2019d target my stomach. That\u2019s what attackers did when they wanted to hurt you in the worst way possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I\u2019d learned that lesson the hard way with Daxon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We heard footsteps in the kitchen, heavy boots on tile floor, they were more than one person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many?\u201d I whispered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least three,\u201d Sarah whispered back, her eyes fixed on the doorway. \u201cMaybe more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
162\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mind immediately went to the kids sleeping down the hall, we had to keep whoever this was away from them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A man appeared in the doorway between the kitchen and living room, he was tall and broad with scars across his face. His eyes were\u00a0<\/p>\n
cold and calculating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, well,\u201d he said, his voice rough. \u201cLook what we have here. The Alphas sisters and their mates. This is even better than we\u00a0<\/p>\n
thought. Killing two birds with one stone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another man appeared behind him, then another. Three total that I could see, but I heard more movement in the kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to leave,\u201d Sarah said, her voice steady and commanding. \u201cNow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first man laughed. \u201cOr what? You\u2019ll cut us with that little knife?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I have to,\u201d Sarah said, and there was no fear in her voice. Just cold determination.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I raised the gun, trying to keep my hands from shaking. \u201cShe\u2019s not the only one armed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
All three men looked at me, and I saw something shift in their expressions when they noticed the gun.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEasy there,\u201d the first man said, holding up his hands in mock surrender. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to do that. Bullets make noise. You\u2019ve got kids sleeping in this house, don\u2019t you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My blood ran cold, they knew about Lily and Liam.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out,\u201d I said, my voice stronger now. \u201cGet out or I will shoot you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t do that,\u201d another man said. He was smaller than the first but had a cruel look about him. \u201cWe have orders.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom who?\u201d Sarah demanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes it matter?\u201d the third man said with a cold smile. \u201cYou\u2019re coming with us one way or another.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOver my dead body,\u201d Sarah said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat can be arranged,\u201d the first man said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 268\u00a0<\/p>\n
hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They started moving into the living room and Sarah didn\u2019t hesitate. She launched herself at the first man, the knife flashing in her\u00a0<\/p>\n
62\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019d known Sarah had training. Orion or Tristan had mentioned it before, said she\u2019d been trained by her father who was a former pack\u00a0<\/p>\n
enforcer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But knowing and seeing were two completely different things.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was incredible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fast and precise, she moved like water, flowing around the man\u2019s attempts to grab her. The knife found its mark in his shoulder and he roared with pain and anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he didn\u2019t go down. Instead, he swung at her with his good arm and she ducked under it, spinning away and slashing at his ribs in\u00a0<\/p>\n
the same movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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