Chapter 7

The warehouse air felt thick with tension as Vivian circled me like a predator toying with its prey. My wrists burned from the zip ties cutting into my skin, but the physical pain paled compared to the emotional turmoil raging inside me. Lucas stood just twenty feet away, his face a mas

Chapter 8

The warehouse erupted into chaos as soon as Lucas collapsed. Men in tactical gear swarmed through the doors, their voices echoing against the concrete walls as they shouted commands. I barely registered any of it—my entire world had narrowed to Lucas's body sprawled before me, blood poo

Chapter 9

The steady beep of the heart monitor had become my constant companion over the past week. I hadn't left Lucas's side since they'd moved him from ICU to a private room, watching his chest rise and fall with each breath, clinging to every sign that he was still fighting.

The doctors said