Evans, Gabrielle - From This Moment [The Moonlight Breed 7] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic Ma Gabrielle Evans (e reader manga TXT) đ
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More than that, it felt very wrong to endanger so many people who had put everything on the line to help them. He knew he couldnât fight this battle alone, but there had to be something more he could do to help than just sit around and wait for more bad guys to come.
âWhat are you meeting about?â Oscar asked his mate, though he was still staring at Zavion with a look that said he was going to grill him for details the minute they were alone.
âCole thinks he might have some information about where The Hive is located,â Demitrius answered as he slid a plate in front of Oscar. âEat.â
Oscar picked up his fork and stabbed obediently at his eggs. âAnd
what about the meeting with Stavion?â
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âJust stuff.â There was an unease to Demitriusâs tone that
immediately caught Zavionâs attention.
âWhat kind of âstuffâ exactly?â
âThe Drones we captured are finally talking. More to the point, the vampire Enforcers were able to compel information out of them.â
âThat makes sense. Thank you,â Zavion added to Cian when the man slid a plate full of bacon, eggs, and toast in front of him along with a steaming cup of coffee.
âMy pleasure, darlinâ,â Cian replied with a kiss to Zavionâs brow and a lingering caress down his neck. It seemed the guy just couldnât keep his hands to himself, and Zavion couldnât have been more thrilled about it. âWhat makes sense?â
âThat the Drones couldnât be compelled. They have all kinds of pharmaceuticals in that lab. They gave us D-212 to enhance whatever makes us shift. Then there were the drugs that actually prevented us from shifting.â
âDonât forget those little blue pills that made us horny,â Zuriel said with a little shiver. âThose were horrible.â
Zavion bobbed his head in agreement. âThen there were the green pills that kind of heightened our susceptibility to suggestion, like a mind control drug, I guess.â
âSo, it makes sense that the Drones would be given some kind of pill or shot to prevent mind control,â Oscar concluded as he set his fork down and folded his arms over his chest with a glare up at Demitrius. âWhatâs going on? Youâre obviously hiding something, so spit it out.â
âI donât want you to get all worked up, but we might have a problem.â
âWhat problem?â Oscar, Zavion, Zuriel, and Cian all asked at the
same time.
Demitrius winced, a strange reaction for such a large man. âThose
little microchips in your necks?â
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âYes?â Oscar asked dangerously. Zavion recognized it as his âbig brotherâ voice, the one he always used on him, Zuriel, and Cicero when he was getting annoyed with them.
Speaking of Cicero, where the hell is he?
âTalking to the new head doc,â Zuriel whispered to him, obviously having read his thoughts. The poor guy did his best to stay out of everyoneâs head, but it wasnât an easy task. Zavion didnât mind, though. He didnât have anything to hide from his twin.
He hoped the psychologist or whoever theyâd brought in could help Cicero, but he had his doubts. Three months, and the guy still hadnât spoken a word. Zavion didnât exactly see him opening up to some stranger if he wouldnât even talk to his friends.
âTheyâre not just tracking devices,â Demitrius continued, but he didnât look very happy about it.
âWell, what are they? Self-destruct buttons?â Oscar snorted and bit into a piece of toast. âGood one.â
Except Demitrius didnât look like it was a joke. His eyes tightened in the corners, his eyebrows dipped into a shallow V, and his lips pressed together in a grimace.
âYou canât be serious!â Zavion yelled, jumping up from his chair so quickly that he banged into the table and knocked over his coffee. He barely paid any attention to it. âWeâre just walking time bombs and could fall down dead at any second? What the fuck?â
âTell me youâre joking,â Oscar said quietly.
âHeâs not joking,â Zuriel confirmed with a terrified expression. âOh, crap. Oh, crap.â His eyes misted with unshed tears, and he began to tremble. âI donât want to die.â
âNo one is dyinâ today,â Cian said firmly as he pulled Zavion into his arms and hugged him tightly. âEasy, little fox.â Cradling the back of his head, Cian brushed his warm lips over Zavionâs temple. âEverything will be fine. Youâll see.â
âWould I ever let anyone hurt you?â Demitrius asked in a subdued tone as he lifted Oscar into his arms and crushed him tightly to his
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chest. âFrom what this Drone said, The Hive will activate the microchips if you arenât returned within ten days.â
âHow long is that?â Did their time start from when the Drones left The Hive? Or did the ten days begin from the time Oscar was kidnapped? It was some horrible game of Russian roulette, and Zavion hated it.
âI donât know.â Demitrius squeezed his eyes closed and held Oscar even tighter. âIâd guess soon, though.â
âGreat,â Zuriel huffed. âSo I could just keel over in my orange juice right now. Yes, thatâs a perfect way to fuck up my day.â
âThe microchips are designed to release a small amount of toxins into your systems over a period of two weeks. From what we understand, itâs completely untraceable and with no known cure outside of The Hive.â
âThe drug is untraceable, no one knows how we died, and without evidence, The Hive canât be faulted in any wrongdoing.â Oscar sighed and wiggled out of his mateâs arms. âI guess I really shouldnât be surprised.â
âThe toxins take about fourteen days to run their course andâŠâ Demitrius trailed off, apparently unable to finish his thought.
Zavion understood perfectly, though. âFourteen days to run their course and kill us,â he clarified. âWell, I guess thatâs better than dying tomorrow.â
âNo one is dying!â Demitrius roared. âWe just have to find that fucking lab.â
âThen what?â Oscar demanded. âAre you going to waltz in there, kidnap a Doctor, and force him to give us the cure?â
Demitrius crossed his arms over his chest and grunted. âThatâs the plan.â
âWhat about the Drones?â Zuriel asked. âThat place is crawling with them.â
âNot a problem,â Cian answered before
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