“Then we kill them one by one,” Donovan said.
I turned to the chief. “The only human inside there right now is Luciana, right?”
“None of my guys have gotten through the bottleneck at the door. What’s going on in there is anyone’s guess.”
I cracked my knuckles. “Fine.”
I turned back to my friends. This could be my last moment with t
hem, but I didn’t want to think like that. I couldn’t think like that. Not now. “Y’all ready?”
There were some nods. Some yeahs and yeses.
I would’ve done a huddle with a go team, but that felt cheesy. So instead I said, “Let’s go get this bitch. And then, let’s go home. I’m tired. And would love to not sleep in a fucking motel again.”
“Me, too,” Claudia said. “That place was gross.”
“Y’all are bunch of whiners,” Chris said.
We laughed, and I stepped to Dastien. I wrapped my arms around his waist as I looked up at him. If we get through this, I want to go on a honeymoon.
His dimples deepened. Where to?
I don’t know. A tropical beach with white sand and clear waters.
Sounds perfect. He brushed a kiss on my forehead.
Do you think we’ll get through this? With everything I’d seen, we were still here. I wasn’t sure how much we could change or if it’d be enough.
Absolutely. There’s no other option.
I leaned back from him, stealing some of his confidence through the bond. “Okay.”
“Okay.”
I nodded. “I’m ready.” I said the words even though I wasn’t sure they were true. Not even a little bit. I knew how badly this could go.
I knew that I could die. Dastien could die. Everything I knew could be over.
But that didn’t change anything.
We had to fight.
The only thing I did know was that Luciana wasn’t getting out of this alive. No matter what. I was ending this.
Now. Tonight.
With determination burning through my veins, my gaze darted to each of my friends before settling on Dastien again. “Let’s do this.”
Dastien, Meredith, Donovan, Chris, Lucas, and Adrian were already shifting. Some of the cops cursed, stepping back as they took in the sight.
You shifted, I said to Dastien. You weren’t shifted in my vision.
He stuck his wolfy tongue out and tilted his head. Right. We’re changing that vision. It’s going to be different. Might as well start now.
“You coming, Van?” Cosette gestured and a sword appeared.
“Of course.” He was suddenly at her side, already gripping two swords.