Nelly 's exquisite features made her seem even more attractive when she smiled.
Alexia looked at her. So what if she's pretty? I don't believe my savior is shallow and only looks at one's appearance.
Once she regained her senses, she asked, “What are you smiling at?”
Nelly 's red lips were curled into a half-hearted smile, and there was an indescribably dark look in her eyes. A moment later, she suddenly put her smile away and stared at Alexia fixedly. “I will never leave him, ever.”
“Why?” Alexia knitted her brows.
After some thought, Nelly responded, “Probably because I like jerks.” “You—” Surprisingly, words eluded Alexia.
She stared at Nelly and could not believe a shameless woman like the latter existed.
Mike, who was in front of them, kept his gaze on the road while holding back his laughter. As a wise man, he knew that Nelly was trying to agitate Alexia so the latter would not fall asleep. He did not expect to hear that from Nelly , though. No way! I have to remember all this and tell Alpha Kilian after this.
The car sped down the road.
Because of the conversation with Nelly , Alexia was so pissed off that she managed to hang on until they arrived at the base.
A group of people rushed up to the car right after the vehicle stopped. “What's the situation?” the doctor at the base asked.
“She was shot in the back. It shouldn't have hit her vitals, but she lost too much blood along the way,” Nelly explained Alexia's condition to the doctor.
The doctor nodded in response and ordered the person behind him, “Have someone prepare a blood transfusion, and get two other people to come and assist me in removing the bullet.”
The assistant nodded.
“Wait,” Alexia said before she was wheeled away.
Once the gurney stopped, she stared at Nelly angrily and said, “I won't let you hurt my savior.” Nelly simply smiled in response.
“Just wheel her into the operating room,” Mike told the doctor. It was only then the doctor pushed Alexia away.
Just then, someone brought two bottles of water over. “Nelly , yours.” Mike handed one to Nelly . Nelly glanced at the bottle before taking it over. “Thank you.”
Mike unscrewed the cap and took a sip of water before looking at her. “Please don't mind Alexia. She grew up in our base, and all of us tend to give in to her because of her young age. Despite being a little spoiled, she has no bad intentions. It's just that she's deeply obsessed with Alpha Kilian .”
Nelly flashed him a smile upon hearing that. “Well, I can understand that. If the person we meet when young is too stunning, we can't forget them even after years have gone by.”
“Are you not angry?” Mike asked.
“Why should I be?” Nelly asked in return.
Mike was rendered speechless. Then, he replied, “Don't ordinary women usually get mad in this situation?”
“That's why I am extraordinary.”
Words eluded Mike when he heard that.
Taking in the dumbfounded expression on his face, Nelly chuckled. “I'm just kidding.”
Mike immediately spoke. “No, no, no. You really are extraordinary. Otherwise, Alpha Kilian wouldn't be so submissive to you.”
“Is he now?” Nelly asked.
Mike nodded. “Yes, of course. Alpha Kilian was not like this when I first started following him years ago. He used to always act as he pleased and only fooled around with the girls who threw themselves at him.
Never has he ever taken them seriously.” “Fooled around?”
Abruptly realizing he might have spoken out of line, Mike shot her a glance. “Ugh, that's not what I mean. I'm only trying to say that... Alpha Kilian never took them seriously.”
“Oh, I see.” Nelly pretended to nod thoughtfully. The look in her eyes was signaling that she had misunderstood something, though.
“Nelly , seriously, that's not what I meant,” Mike tried to explain. “Even if it's true, it does not matter.”
“No, no, no. Alpha Kilian will skin me alive if he knows about this!” said Mike. Seeing how nervous he was, Nelly let out a chuckle. “I'm just kidding.” Mike was stunned by her words. “Really?”
Nelly nodded in response.
Only then did Mike heave a sigh of relief. “Glad to hear that.”
He unscrewed the cap and took another sip of water. I'd better talk less. It's true that one is bound to make more mistakes the more one speaks.
Regardless, after their friendly banter, Mike could finally relax his tensed body.
Suddenly, Nelly looked up at the moon hanging in the sky. Her gaze was unfathomable as she murmured, “I wonder how Alpha Kilian is doing.”
“Yeah. I wonder how they're doing,” said Mike with concern.
The next moment, something occurred to Nelly , and she turned to Mike. “How far away is Dave from here?”
Without hesitation, Mike replied, “It will take half an hour to drive there, at least.”
Nelly raised her wrist and checked the time. “Alpha Kilian should need about the same time to reach there too. Let's go over there.”
“Huh?” Mike looked at her in confusion.
Alpha Kilian rushed over to Boss' house as fast as he could.
The moment his car screeched to a halt, he could see the ground littered with bodies of those from Midnight fang pack .
It wasn't hard to see whose handiwork it was. Thereafter, Alpha Kilian quickly followed the trail.
The second floor that was blown apart when he escaped back then had now been repaired. The smell of wet cement could still be detected in the air.
The moment Alpha Kilian arrived at the door and prepared to enter, he heard a sudden noise behind him. Turning around, he saw the men who had newly arrived aiming their guns at him.
Without a moment's delay, he dived for cover. Bang! Bang! Bang!
Multiple gunshots rang out, followed by the thud of bullets peppering the wall he was hiding behind. “Search inside and kill them all,” a voice barked outside.
With his body hugging the wall, Alpha Kilian broke into a smirk at the sound of the voice.
He could sense Boss' indignance. Despite the terrible loss he had suffered, the latter insisted on making sure all of them were eliminated.
The next moment, Alpha Kilian gave his surroundings a quick scan. When he saw some items on the table beside him, he grabbed all of them and hurled them outside.
In response, the men outside began firing indiscriminately.
Gun in hand, Alpha Kilian made a split-second decision the moment the gunshots ended. He then took aim and fired a single shot each at the gunmen.
When a few of them collapsed onto the ground, the rest scattered to find cover.
Alpha Kilian had no desire to draw out the battle, for he knew that the priority was locating Dave and the others. Holstering his gun, he walked upstairs right away.
Nevertheless, he had barely taken two steps when he saw the men outside continue their pursuit.
Narrowing his eyes, Alpha Kilian pondered a moment before an idea popped into his head. The very next second, he burst into a sprint toward the second floor.
This is the exact same position and place as last time.
Staring at the tightly closed door, Alpha Kilian approached it to examine its lock. The facial recognition mechanism had now been replaced by one that required a fingerprint and code to unlock.
Alpha Kilian frowned in response. I could use Nelly or Tony 's expertise in a time like this. This wouldn't stop them at all.
Alpha Kilian walked to the door and pounded on it. “Dave, Spencer!” he yelled.
An anxious voice suddenly rang out. “Alpha Kilian ? Is that you, Alpha Kilian ?”
Alpha Kilian 's fears were eased when he heard an answer. He shouted through the door, “It's me. Are you guys all right?”
“We're fine. It's just that Spencer didn't find the antidote after rummaging through the place,” Dave replied.
“Forget about it for now. Come out first,” Alpha Kilian ordered. “The problem is we can't!”
“What are you talking about?”
“The door has a self-destruct mechanism. If we try to break it by force, we would trigger it and be annihilated here.”
Alpha Kilian 's eyes darkened at the news.
It seems that Boss still has a trick or two up his sleeve. It does make sense, though. Ever since I left the last time, Boss was certain that I would return for the antidote. Moreover, he set all this up just for me... Unexpectedly, Nelly 's sudden departure foiled my original plan. Otherwise, I would be the one inside right now!
At that moment, Alpha Kilian stared intently at the door again. He couldn't imagine how he was going to forgive himself if Dave and Spencer were killed on his account.
Clenching his fists, he instructed, “Wait for me. I'll definitely figure out a way to rescue you.” With a grim look in his eyes, Alpha Kilian swiftly scanned his surroundings.
As long as the system can be set up, there must be a way to turn it off. I cannot allow history to repeat itself!
While Alpha Kilian was busy looking for clues, a beeping sound suddenly rang out. Thereafter, Luke yelled in panic, “Dave, that thing has suddenly begun a countdown!”
Furrowing his brows, Alpha Kilian was lost in thought when he heard a banging on the door. Dave's voice subsequently rang out. “Alpha Kilian , get away from here! Now!”
“What's going on?” Alpha Kilian asked.
“The countdown suddenly started. Leave now, as it's going to blow!” Dave barked. A frosty look quickly descended upon Alpha Kilian 's eyes. “How did this happen?”
“Alpha Kilian , get out now!” Dave thundered again.
At that moment, it suddenly dawned upon Alpha Kilian why the men outside didn't dare enter and kept circling the building.
Holding that thought, Alpha Kilian shouted, “Dave, wait for me. I won't leave you guys behind!”
Thereafter, Alpha Kilian ran to another corner and looked down from the second-floor window. There, he could still see his pursuers lingering outside.
Without a second thought, Alpha Kilian smashed the window and leaped through it.
When the gunmen looked up, they saw Alpha Kilian crashing down on one of their companions before rolling on the ground.
The other man fired at him without delay, but Alpha Kilian managed to use one of their own as a shield. Bang! Bang!
The moment the gunman ran out of bullets, Alpha Kilian shoved his meatshield away and raised his gun to shoot the gunman's arm.
When the gunman suddenly dropped something in his hand, Alpha Kilian lunged forward and quickly subdued him.