The bright red warning lights flashed wild and bright across the white ceiling of the room, turning the peaceful morning light into a scene of pure, intense danger. The loud emergency sirens blared through the speakers with a deafening screech that made the entire hospital floor shake.

Outside in the long white hallway, heavy boots slammed against the shiny floorboards. Angry men were shouting, metal doors were slamming hard, and the deep sounds of brutal physical fighting echoed down the corridor.

Lucian stood in front of Clara like a massive, unbreakable mountain of dark muscle. His sharp dark eyes burned with a lethal, icy fire as he kept her body...