Althea lay in her bed, listening to the rain fall on her house. Her phone screen lit up, and she picked it up, expecting another message from Anthony. It was an emergency broadcast, much to her chagrin. The broadcast call began to ring her phone, and the town sirens began to sound.

She frowned as she clicked on the notification. "What was so important this late at night?" she wondered, almost forgetting about her mate.

"Mass murderer Allan has escaped from the high-security prison and is on a killing spree; keep your family together in a single room with food and water."

Her mouth dropped open when she realized she...