The Havoc We Wreak - Becca Steele Page 0,1

we might find an answer.” Taking a deep breath, he met my eyes. “There’s only one ID logged for the night you were attacked, which we have to assume was the guard. All the IDs are a long string of numbers, so I can’t match them up to names yet. The night you were rescued? Same ID. But that wasn’t the only one. Someone else was there, and the time they scanned in correlates with the rough time frame you were rescued, if we go by the time Kinslee got the phone call from the hospital.”

“But how do we find out who—”

“Wait,” he interrupted me. “I’m getting to that. That same ID has just scanned in at the docks. They literally did it as I was in the system, so they won’t have been there long. There’s one other ID already logged in, which I’m assuming will be the security guard, but that’s it.”

I gripped Caiden’s hand tighter, my heart rate speeding up. Were we about to come face to face with my potential rescuer?

“Fuck!” Weston exclaimed, holding up his phone. “The answers are coming thick and fast. Not only are we about to find out who rescued Winter, or at least, find out who else was there at that time, but Mercury has info waiting for me. He says he’s found out what Andromeda is.”

What?

Hope soared in me. At last, we were going to get some answers.

We sped towards the docks, and Cassius threw his SUV into the layby I’d parked in way back when I’d first come here to investigate.

“Everyone stay together. Stay cautious,” Caiden commanded in a low tone. “I’ve sent Z an SOS message, so he’ll be here soon.”

Moving stealthily towards the entrance, we fell into complete silence. Caiden kept hold of my hand the entire time but stayed in front of me, protecting me, while Cassius and Weston fell back in line behind me.

We could see the outline of the night guard in the hut, reclined in his chair, scrolling through his phone. It was easy enough to sneak past him and around to the long, low warehouse.

I sucked in a sharp breath, as all four of us stopped dead once we rounded the corner, staring at the figure that Caiden had almost run straight into.

My gaze travelled up, past the black boots, the jeans, the leather jacket, to the face, and our eyes met, mine widening in shock.

“You!”

Si vis pacem, para bellum.

If you want peace, prepare for war.

Vegetius, De re militari

ONE

“You!” I repeated, unable to get my brain to work properly. I glanced over at Cassius, who looked as stunned as I felt. All of us shared the same look, in fact.

Cassius’ jaw opened and closed a few times before he finally spoke, his voice hoarse and unsure. “Wh—what are you doing here?”

My eyes met hers, her initial shocked expression covered by a defiant gaze, piercing through me. Underneath her black beanie hat, wisps of pastel pink hair had escaped from her ponytail and were flying around her face, caught in the night breeze.

She was silent for a long moment, deep in thought, before she eventually turned to Cassius and spoke. “I’m here on behalf of someone else.”

“Who?” Caiden asked sharply.

“I can’t tell you that. Not yet, anyway.”

“Lena…please. What the fuck is going on?” Weston strode forward, gripping her arm. “Talk to us.”

She glanced around, and nodded. “Okay, but not here. Try to get out of here as quickly as possible, then meet me back at your house.”

“I’m not leaving you alone in the dark.” Cassius glared at her. “No way am I letting my baby sister stay here. It’s not safe.”

“Not gonna happen,” Weston chimed in, tightening his grip on her arm as if he expected her to try and make a run for it at any minute.

“For fuck’s sake. You have to trust me. Please. I’ll tell you what I know—what I can,” she corrected herself.

I eyed her carefully, trying to work out what to do. The boys were so overprotective, but somehow, I didn’t think Lena would listen to them. She had a stubborn slant to her brow, and she’d shaken off Weston’s grip and crossed her arms in front of her chest, tapping her booted foot on the floor impatiently. I was worried about her myself, but whatever she was doing here, she seemed determined to carry it out.

“Okay.” After carefully scanning the quiet, dark area all around us, I spoke up. “The only other person that seems to be