POV: Theo

The explosion that disabled the locks felt like a gift from the gods. I slammed my shoulder into the cell door the moment I felt it give, bursting into the corridor to find complete chaos. Guards shouted orders that no one could hear over the alarms. Prisoners emerged from cells like ghosts rising from graves, some running, some fighting, some just standing there as if they'd forgotten what freedom looked like.

"Theo!" Xavier's voice cut through the noise.

I spun to see my brother-in-law leading a group of three other Alphas, all of them wearing collars but moving with purpose. Even weakened, Xavier radiated that True Alpha energy...