Chapter 142 – Obsession and BloodChris’s POVMy hands shook, but I pressed the pistol harder against Diana’s head. Her chains rattled as she struggled weakly, her skin pale from the silver.Xander stood across the hall, his eyes glowing red, his claws dripping blood. He looked like a demon but his eyes were soft when they landed on her. That look made my stomach twist.“No closer,” I hissed, my voice cracking. “One more step, and she dies.”Xander froze, his chest rising slowly. His claws flexed, but he didn’t move. He was listening. Waiting.I licked my lips, my throat dry. “Do you even understand? She was mine. She was supposed to be mine! I gave her everything. And you took her from me. Every time she looks at you, I see it. She still belongs to you.”I pressed the gun harder, my words turning into a shout. “If I can’t have her, no one will! Do you hear me? Not even you!”Diana’s breath caught, but she said nothing. She only looked at him. Always him.It broke me.It made me hate
Chapter 141 – The Beast ArrivesDiana’s POVThe chains burned my wrists. My skin was raw where the silver touched me. My body was weak, shaking, but my eyes never closed.The storm outside grew louder. Thunder rolled across the sky, closer, stronger.And then—BOOM!The grand doors of the hall shattered, splinters flying, smoke rushing in.My breath caught. My heart stopped for a second.Xander.He walked through the broken doorway, his eyes glowing red, his chest rising and falling like a beast ready to kill. Steam rolled off his body, his aura filling every inch of the room like a storm.I forgot the chains. I forgot the pain. He came for me. Just like I knew he would.A smile broke through my bloodied lips. “I knew you’d come,” I whispered, voice shaking but sure.Chris turned stiff beside me. The proud smirk on his face faded as his eyes fixed on Xander.I yanked at the chains again, desperate, not to free myself, but to reach him. Chris’s POV The thunder had made me smile earlie
Chapter 140 – the heavy stormDiana POVMy lungs burned as I dragged Star down the endless hallway. Every step echoed like a drumbeat of fear. Sirens screamed above us, red lights flashing so hard the walls looked alive, closing in, squeezing us like prey in a trap.“Mommy, faster!” Star cried, his little hand clutching mine.I yanked out the stolen keycard, praying it would work again. The door scanner blinked red, then sparked, sizzling with a hiss. My heart dropped. Chris had shut the system down. He knew where we were.Star tugged my hand. His voice trembled but his eyes glowed with something fierce. “Daddy is close. I can feel him.”I wanted to believe. I wanted to lean on that hope. But before I could answer, the ceiling vents hissed open with a sharp metallic click. Mist poured down, silver-laced smoke twisting into the air like poison snakes.My skin screamed. It burned like fire eating me alive. My knees buckled, but I forced myself to stay upright. I shoved Star behind me, c
Chapter 139 – My club’s CallDiana POVThe scream is still in the air when the alarms begin.Red lights spin across the ceiling. Sirens wail. Metal doors slide down somewhere far, then nearer, then right above us, clanging shut one by one like the teeth of a trap.I pull Star into my arms. He is shaking and hot, like fever and fire at the same time. I can feel his heart racing in his small chest. I kiss his forehead. He tastes like salt and fear.“It’s okay. It’s Mama. I’m here,” I whisper, even though nothing is okay.The lab looks worse now that the lights have turned red. Shadows jump. Stainless tables shine like knives. Two scientists are still on the floor where I hit them. Another one crawls toward the wall, reaching for a panic button with a bloody hand. I kick the button first and yank the cord out of the wall. The siren keeps screaming anyway. I guess these alarms do not need wires. Of course, they do not. This house is a nest of traps.“We have to move,” I tell Star. “Can yo
Chapter 138 – The First MoveDiana POVThe guards dragged me deeper into the mansion, their hands rough on my arms. My wet clothes clung to me, making me shiver, but it wasn’t the cold that shook me. It was fear. A fear so heavy it felt like chains pulling me down with every step.The hallways stretched long and wide, too clean, too perfect, too empty. White walls glowed under harsh lights. Cameras blinked red from every corner, following me, watching every breath I took. Their tiny eyes seemed alive, like insects ready to bite.Every turn we made only pulled me deeper into a place that screamed trap.Behind glass windows, I saw scientists in white lab coats. Some scribbled notes, others stared at me with hungry curiosity, as if I was just another test subject. Their eyes made me sick. Their silence was worse. It told me they already knew what would happen here tonight.Weapons lined one wall of the corridor guns, blades, syringes filled with glowing liquid. Tools not of defense, but
Chapter 137 – Into the Lion’s DenDiana POVThe rain slapped against my face, sharp and cold like shards of ice. My hair clung to my cheeks, dripping, heavy, and tangled, but I didn’t stop. I couldn’t. Every drop that hit me was a reminder: the world wanted me to turn back. But I wouldn’t.My hand stayed tight around the small blade in my pocket. My only weapon. It wasn’t much, but it was all I had. My heartbeat thudded in my ears, faster than the storm around me. Fear sat heavy in my chest, but determination burned hotter.Every step I took, my mind swirled with memories.Star’s laughter when he used to run through the fields. His little hands tugging at my sleeve, begging for “one more story.” His smile when he fell asleep in my arms.Then Xander’s face rose in my thoughts—his strong arms around me, the way his eyes softened when he looked at me, the quiet promises we shared in the night. Promises that I had broken tonight.I whispered into the storm, my voice trembling but steady.