LOGINBETTY'S POVI refused to leave Damon’s side even after the battle ended. Everyone kept telling me to rest because of the baby, but I couldn’t do it. Not while he was lying there with that deep gash in his side from where the silver-eyed wolves had pulled Vance away. Lucien was working on him in one of the back rooms of the estate we had claimed for the night, cleaning the wound and stitching it up as best he could with what we had.“Betty, you should sit down at least,” Colt said gently from the doorway. “You’ve been on your feet too long.”“I’m fine,” I told him, my voice steady even though my legs felt shaky. “I’m not leaving him.”Blaze stood nearby with his arms crossed, watching Lucien work. “She’s stubborn as hell,” he muttered, but there was no real anger in it. Just that rough protectiveness he always had. “Let her stay if she wants. She’s earned it.”I stayed right there, holding Damon’s other hand while Lucien finished wrapping the bandage. The wound looked bad, but Lucien s
Damon's POVThe scout’s words hit me like a punch to the gut. Enemy vehicles leaving before the battle even ended. It all clicked into place right there. Vance never planned to win that fight. He was just buying time. Time to move something important out of the estate while we were busy inside.I looked around at the others. Betty was still holding the letter, her face pale but focused. The guys were waiting for orders. I didn’t waste another second.“Scouts, get back out there now,” I said, voice sharp. “Follow those vehicles. I want to know where they’re headed and what they took. Don’t lose them.”A couple of the guys nodded and took off running. I turned to the rest of the pack.“Everyone else searches every room in this place. Every shelf, every drawer, every hidden spot. Vance was looking for something here, and I want to know what we missed. Move.”The room emptied fast as everyone spread out. I stayed close to Betty. She looked overwhelmed, and I could see the frustration alre
BETTY'S POVI was still holding the letter when I noticed everyone staring at Lucien. His face had gone completely white, like he had seen a ghost. The room felt heavier all of a sudden. My heart started beating faster. I looked at him and asked, “Lucien… what’s wrong? What did you see?”He didn’t answer right away. Instead, he glanced around at all the other guys who were still standing close by. His voice came out low and serious.“Everyone else needs to leave,” he said. “Right now. What I’m about to say stays between us. Damon, Colt, Blaze, and Betty only. No one else can hear this.”The others looked confused for a second, but they didn’t argue. They started moving out of the room quietly. I could feel the tension in the air. Damon stayed right beside me, one hand resting on my lower back like he always did when he wanted me to know he was there. Colt and Blaze moved closer too, standing on either side like they were already protecting me without saying a word.Once the door close
BLAZE'S POVThe second Vance gave the order, everything turned into pure chaos. Gunshots and shouts filled the old estate. Men crashed through broken windows and doors. I grabbed Betty and pulled her behind me right away.“Stay close to me,” I growled, already swinging at the first guy who came at us. My fist connected hard with his face. “I’ve got you, baby. Don’t you dare move from my side.”She nodded, eyes wide but steady. I could feel her right there, breathing fast, but she wasn’t panicking. That fire in her made something hot twist in my chest even while we were fighting for our lives.Damon was already pushing forward through the crowd, heading straight for Vance like nothing else mattered. He was fighting like a man possessed, taking down anyone in his way. I wanted to go with him, but I wasn’t leaving Betty for even a second.“Colt!” I shouted over the noise. “Hold the entrance! Don’t let them box us in!”Colt’s voice came back rough from somewhere near the front. “I’m on it
BETTY'S POVI stood there listening as Damon and the others talked about the new location. The second they started making plans to leave again, I knew what I had to do.“I’m going with you,” I said, cutting through the noise. My voice came out steadier than I felt. “I’m not staying behind this time.”The room went quiet for a beat. Damon looked at me, and for a second I thought he might argue like he used to. But he didn’t. Nobody did. They had all seen me at the warehouse. They had seen what I was willing to do. After everything, they knew I wasn’t the same woman who used to hide.Colt moved first. He walked over to where the extra gear was stacked and started pulling out a jacket and a small protective vest without saying much. He just held them out to me quietly, like he had already accepted I was coming and wanted to make sure I was as safe as possible.“Put this on,” he said softly. “It’ll help if anything happens.”I took the vest and slipped it on. Colt adjusted the straps for
Damon's POVThe second the biker finished talking, I started moving. The whole room snapped into action around me. I called everyone in and started dividing the pack into teams right there.“Scouts say the convoy is pulling out of neutral territory before sunrise,” I told them. “If we miss this window, Vance could vanish for weeks again. We’re not letting that happen. Blaze, you take the forward team and cut off the main road. Colt, you and your group circle around the back roads and block any side exits. I want eyes on every possible route out of there.”I made sure Betty stayed right beside me the whole time. Every time I gave an order, I kept one hand on her lower back or reached for her hand. She didn’t fight it. She just stayed close, quiet but steady, like she knew I needed her there.Colt caught my eye and gave a small nod. Blaze didn’t say much, but I saw the way he glanced at Betty too. They both knew I wasn’t letting her out of my sight on this one.Once the teams were set a
Betty's POVThe next few days felt like prison to me. Nobody said it out loud, but that was exactly what it was. They didn't lock me inside the room or chain me down or anything dramatic like that, but I could feel it anyway. Everywhere I went, somebody was watching me. If I stepped outside my room
Betty's POVThe moment I got back to Nina's place, I was already annoyed. Not really angry at Nina. I knew she was worried about me and trying to protect me. But I still felt irritated that she told Blaze where I was. I just wanted one thing that belonged to me alone and somehow those brothers stil
Blaze's POVI was already in a bad mood before Nina even called me. Nothing had felt normal since Betty left us.The house felt empty without her around and honestly I hated how much I noticed it. Every little thing kept reminding me of her. The kitchen. The couch. The hallway where she used to arg
Betty's POVI stood in front of the mirror for a long time before leaving. I don't even know why I was wasting time staring at myself like that. Maybe I was trying to convince myself not to go. Maybe I was trying to stop myself from doing something stupid again. But in the end I still picked up my







