[POV: Lyon Monroe]

"Keep your head down and don’t stop moving until you’re inside the hull. Alistair, if you see so much as a shadow move on that perimeter, you burn the whole forest down. Sofia, give me the bag. I’ve got the kids. Just keep breathing. We’re getting out of here."

Lyon’s voice was like grinding stones, raw and edged with a desperation he hadn't felt since the days of the mountain. He wasn't the billionaire CEO right now; he was the soldier, the beast that had been awakened by a threat he couldn't punch or shoot. He shoved a heavy tactical crate into the back of the armored...