Chapter 45 : Blood-Soaked Sand

*Gemma* The driver slammed his foot down on the brake. Kael, Helie, and I smashed face-first into the seats. The car skidded, swinging sideways, the tires unable to keep traction on the sand. Ahead, the car holding Izar and four other Nightguard shifters was crushed. I couldn't see anyone moving inside it. The two males in the front seats made to open the doors and jump out to rescue their Alpha—but then I looked to see who was climbing out of the enemy car's wrecked doors. The scream ripped from my throat. "No!" "Why?" they barked in tandem. "They're just Herrick's guards. We can take them—" Maybe they could, but I didn't want them to risk their lives for my kidnappers. Gralyn and Hadley's feet hit the sand, and they stalked toward Izar's car. "Gemma," Helie hissed. "What's wrong?" I wasn't afraid of them, but I was afraid of what I didn't know–their capabilities. Maybe they could be taken down by any of the Nightguards shifters—or maybe they could be strong enough