Mag-log inKnox POV
I keep my arms tight around her as I ride, her body pressed against mine, the night air rushing over us. There’s only one place close that feels right for this, quiet, away from the crowds, a spot that lets me breathe without the world closing in. Twenty minutes later, I cut the engine, gravel crunching under the tires as the bike rolls to a stop.
She looks around, her brows knitting togethe
Siren’s POVHe’s been following me. The pictures prove it, dozens of them pinned up like a shrine, some from last month, some from weeks before that. My gaze slides back to the corner, to what I thought was a doll.“What have you done, James?” My voice cracks, barely above a whisper.He smiles, soft and proud, like I just complimented his art. “While I was getting this place ready, I kept trying to find a replacement. Someone who felt close enough. But none of them worked. So I started taking the parts that reminded me of you. Hair. Eyes. The curve of a smile. Skin is the hardest to get right, though.”Bile burns my throat. I swallow it down and force my voice steady.“You could have just talked to me.”His face twists. “You threatened me wi
Echo POVKnox doesn’t waste time. “We’re not restarting your week, provided you swear no more bullshit. You’ve got twelve hours left, Echo. Leave her alone for twelve fucking hours and we’re square.”I was hoping they’d just call the whole thing off, but fine. “Deal. Now what’s my punishment?”The guys exchange looks. Blaze sighs like he’s the one about to get hit. “Same as Ghost took when he didn’t wrap it.”“I’ll take the beating,” I say before anyone can soften it.Ghost groans loud enough to rattle the walls. “You wouldn’t need one if you didn’t break the exact fucking rules you made us bleed for. You fight the four strongest, same as I did. Fifteen minutes or until you can’t get back up.”I
Echo’s POVBy the time I wake up it’s late afternoon, and I stroll out into the bar feeling like a man who just got away with murder. The guys are already drinking and laughing like a pack of hyenas. I slide into the booth, grab a glass, and pour myself a triple.“You look way too happy with yourself,” Knox says, eyeing me over his beer.“Course I am,” I grin, knocking half the whiskey back in one swallow. “I got to see her, and in less than twenty-four hours she’s all fucking mine again.”Ghost groans loud enough to turn heads. “We were talking. Maybe you should move in with her for a bit?”I stare at them. “What? You trying to stage a fucking coup and steal my club?”“No,” Knox snaps, “it’s just none
Davina POVI get dressed in jeans and a hoodie because nothing about tonight feels like it needs lace or leather. My phone rings the second I grab my keys.“Hey,” I answer.“You’re actually going to pick him and quit?” Lila sounds like I just told her I’m joining a cult.“Yes.”“And you don’t find it creepy as fuck that he made a whole second account just to watch you, tip you, and call you a good girl for leaving your job?”I shrug even though she can’t see me. “You wouldn’t get it. Look, I have to go. I’m meeting him.”“What? I thought it was seven days no contact?”“Yeah, well, he messaged me a location. Guess we’re breaking the rules,” I say and force a
Siren’s POVHis hands tighten around my throat like he's owning me, and he drives into me so hard the headboard slams the wall like it’s trying to escape. “All night,” he snarls against my ear, teeth scraping skin. “All fucking night, Little Birdie. I’m not stopping. Even if you pass out, I’m still gonna be inside you. You’re gonna wake up with my cock buried deep and my hands on your hips.”The words should scare me. They should make me fight, make me scream, make me do anything except what I actually do.I drag him closer, nails raking his back, heels digging into his ass, pulling him deeper, harder and faster. Because the thought of him fucking me while I’m unconscious, using me, claiming me, filling me even when I can’t move? It sets me on fire.I want it. I want him to never stop.
Echo POVAn hour later, one long, painful, soul-crushing hour, she finally walks out of the back dressed again in jeans and a hoodie that do nothing to hide how fucking beautiful she is. I am on my feet before my brain catches up.Glitch grabs my arm. “Don’t.”“I'm not touching her,” I snarl, ripping free. “I know the goddamn rules.”I just need her where I can see her, breathe the same air, know she's safe and still mine.I block her path. She stops, looks up, and smiles, soft, real, and mine. My chest cracks open.“Come back to the club.”Her mouth opens, then closes. She's thinking. “Echo, staying away was supposed to make this easier—”“Fuck easy,” I cut in, stepping closer my voice raw. “
Danielle POVIt’s strange how just hearing him say he believes me, and knowing he actually means it, eases something inside me that I did not even realize had been clenched tight for years.&ldqu
Knox POVThe second I tossed her on the bed, I knew there was no going back. I’d been trying to be patient. I told myself she needed space, told myself she deserved time to adjust, to breathe, to feel like she had control. And I meant every word of it. But watching her crawl across the floor in tho
Danielle POVHe leans in and kisses me gently. “Yes. We’re going to get you more confident about being outside. Your apartment is closer to work, so we’ll start there. You’ll walk, and I’ll follow, just in case.”I ro
Knox POVShe’s got no idea what she just started.I smirk as I watch her from across the bar, my little wildfire standing there with her eyes wide like she didn’t just walk over to Ghost, whisper something in his ea







