Chapter 32 I Bring Forth Death

• Kael burst through the smoke-choked doorway of the warehouse, his boots slamming against the concrete floor. The cries of frightened children echoed down the narrow corridor. Behind him, the SWAT team was already working to pull the hostages to safety, but Kael’s eyes weren’t on them.
• They were locked on the men waiting for him. Seven of them at least, their silhouettes half-lit by the buzzing fluorescent lights overhead.
• They had knives, bats and a pair with pistols — the scum had been waiting for him. At the far end of the corridor, their leader was sprinting deeper into the hall, glancing back as he shoved a pistol into his waistband, desperate to escape the pursuing SWAT.