Born 01 - Born

pool. I take the girls around Anna's age who are fit and don’t have babies in tow.
    I have to blow up the building.
    Each building is the same. They are made like a cookie from a cookie cutter. Every room and garden looks the same.
    I don’t ever take the elevator. I take the stairs and sabotage the elevator when I'm in the basement.
    I slink down the stairs and open the door. Leo growls. He hates the boiler rooms of these places. I dig my fingers into his fur.
    We walk into the place just as cautious as the first time.
    I look around. Something feels off. My stomach hurts. I stop in my tracks and turn around. Leo leaps at the same time a shot is fired. He falls to the ground mid jump and whines. Everything slows down. I scream as loud as I can and leap for him. I'm firing shots at the men standing behind the elevator. Two fall. I land on Leo and everything gets hazy. The steam releases and the valves make their noises. I dig my fingers into his fur. I feel a dart. He's not shot. He's poisoned. His breathing slows down. I sob into him but my head feels heavy. I try to lift the gun but I can't. I manage to lift it once and shoot the pipes several times. Water and steam blast everywhere. I shoot the boiler in the far corner. I look at my left arm and see the dart sticking out of me too. My eyes grow heavy.
    I grip his fur tight and feel my breathing begin to pace with his. The darkness takes me quickly. I try to fight it but I can't. The last face I see makes my stomach clench tight.
    Marshall.

The End

    Don’t forget to grab Born to Fight, the second in the Born Trilogy and the conclusion Reborn. Both are available now.

    Other books by Tara Brown

    Cursed - (Book #1 of The Devil's Roses)
    Bane - (Book #2 of The Devils Roses)
    Hyde - (Book #3 of The Devils Roses)
    Witch - (Book #4 of the Devil's Roses
    Death - Book #5 of the Devil's Roses)
    The Light of the World - Light Series
    Blackwater- The Blackwater Witches
    Vengeance - The Blood Trail Chronicles
    The Lonely
    LOST BOY
    The End of Me
    Born to Fight - (Book #2 of the Born Trilogy)
    Reborn - (Book #3 of the Born Trilogy)
    Imaginations
    My Side
    The Long Way Home