The fire was finally showing signs of surrendering, but the house was still breathing smoke, as if exhaling the very despair of the night. Kade coordinated the last movements in the courtyard with a hard expression, his jaw clenched and his eyes assessing each source of risk. The confusion was great: omegas coughing, betas trying to organize hoses, Jhon and Nolan explaining, stunned, how they had to jump out the window to avoid being swallowed by the flames.

Kade's voice cut through ...