Chapter 210: The Message Written In Blood

XENOIS The convoy moved through the night like a pack of predators returning from a failed hunt. Three black SUVs cutting through empty highways, their occupants silent with the weight of what we'd discovered in Shadow City. The mission had been a complete disaster -- worse than a disaster. We'd walked straight into a trap that had cost us everything. My hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that the metal was beginning to warp under the pressure. Beside me, Marcus stared out the window with hollow eyes, while Carol sat in the back seat going through the intelligence we'd managed to salvage from Andy's abandoned safe house. The scraps of information we'd found painted a picture that made my wolf pace restlessly beneath my skin, hungry for blood and revenge. The secure phone rang, cutting through the oppressive silence. Zade's name appeared on the caller ID, and I answered immediately.   "Tell me you have good news," I said without wasting time, though something in my chest alread