Lilith’s Pov

Gavin half-carried Lilith down the corridor as voices erupted behind them, echoing through the underground facility with growing urgency. Someone shouted orders, muffled sounds of other enforcers and the metallic clang of boots against concrete grew sharper, louder.

Lilith’s feet barely touched the ground at this point, she leaned fully into Gavin’s support, every step shaky and uncoordinated.

Her breaths were becoming more shallow by the second. Each inhale scraping ...