Chapter 97

Nicolas POV

The door sealed shut behind us with a soft hiss, leaving only the hum of fluorescent lights above. My senses flared instantly. My wolf surged awake, ears straining for the faintest sound, nose twitching at the sterile scent of steel, polish, and ozone that clung to the corridors. Danger hummed in the very air.

Viona didn't hesitate.

Her figure melted into motion, slipping toward the shadowed end of the hall as if she had rehearsed this very path a thousand times. She ...