Thorn

hooded man took the silver briefcase, his dark sleeve slipped back to reveal a jagged

Rogue assassins to sell off pack mining secrets?" Giuliana

on punishable by the silver gallows," I said, watching the seven-second clip dissolve i

other I had secretly funded through surgery last winter-had the clear

s to be a scent log attached." I typed a twel

h-resolution scent spectrum analysis downloaded straigh

this file down Johnston's throat!" Giuliana cracked h

net monitor on Giuliana's dashboard blared

of trending pack-net relays popped up, floodi

an official verification badge from Apex

retary Hayley Caught Selling Core Minin

ves poured in: A gutter Omega with no family backing wi

ted into an official announc

y in Veridian City to bury you alive!" Giuliana slammed her

ack on my knees and beg for scraps?" My fingers curled tightl

omorrow," I said, turning to look at Giuliana

ht now and blast the video across every relay!"

ords." I caught her wrist, my mind calculating the cleanest kill shot. "I want the highest stag

e hologram clip onto a thumb-sized memory cry

an encrypted audio call from Chloe, her bre

ly's alliance privileges to issue a Tier-One HR

hire you now, and even the underground brokers are

s right now and go hide at the East District

the top floor! You have twenty-five minutes before they vote on a pack

gathering over the city skyline, a sharp, cold smile curving my lips.

g up the roaring engine as she ca

change of clothes." I pinched the lapel o

wolves to draw blood, I sure as hell

ending the heavy truck tearing back

f the penthouse safehouse, sliding open t