Chapter 218: Trapped

RILEY Across the room, another figure had appeared -- Zade, rushing to check on Lyn's condition. The Alpha's face was grim as he assessed the healer's injuries, his hands already glowing with basic first aid magic. Lake had managed to push the dead nightwalker off himself and was climbing to his feet, blood streaming from the claw marks across his chest. When he saw Xenois holding me, his face twisted with fury. "Get away from him!" Lake snarled, moving toward us with murderous intent. That's when I made my choice. I drove my elbow back into Xenois's ribs with all the strength Andy's training had given me, breaking free of his grip as he doubled over in pain. Without hesitation, I ran to Lake's side, grabbing his hand as we headed for the nearest exit. But everywhere we turned, the battle was raging. Supernatural beings fought and died in every corridor, the air thick with the smell of blood and burning magic. Lake kept trying to open a portal -- I could see the concentration on his fa