Se connecterDAISY POVDiesel’s hand felt like the only steady thing in the world as he led me away. My palm still stung from the slap, but the burn was nothing compared to the strange lightness in my chest. It was hard to explain, but it felt as if a piece of the heavy weight I had carried for so long had finally become… smaller.Behind us, Donald’s ragged breathing mixed with the groans of his fallen men. I don’t know what Diesel did to them, but they were now on their knees, facing the wall with their hands on their heads. I didn’t give them a second glance. I didn’t need to. That chapter of my life was over.The door to the outer hallway burst open with a loud bang. Hawk stormed in first, gun raised, his face set in hard lines. Five more Storm Vipers followed close behind, their boots heavy on the concrete. Their eyes swept the room, taking in the blood, the broken bodies, and Diesel standing tall despite the bullet graze on his shoulder.Hawk’s gaze landed on us. He lowered his gun slightly,
DAISY POVI jerked hard against Diesel’s chest in fear, my fingers digging into his blood-stained shirt. My heart was pounding so hard it hurt.The gunshot still rang in my ears.Then it echoed again — loud and sharp.But this time I knew the sound wasn’t coming from inside the room.I lifted my head and looked at Diesel’s face. There was a small smile on his lips, calm and satisfied, even as blood continued to soak through his shirt.I turned my head slightly. Donald’s men had frozen. Every one of them was staring in the same direction — toward the CCTV monitor on the wall.Right there on the screen, Hawk and several of Diesel’s men were moving through the outer hallway. They were armed and already taking down the few guards left at the entrance. Another gunshot cracked through the monitor’s speakers.“Told you that ass will be here soon,” Diesel said, his voice low and rough.Of course he wasn’t surprised. He had already told me earlier that Hawk would come soon. He knew his brother
DAISY POVThe instant the door burst open, Donald’s men rushed in — four… five… no, now ten. My heart rate skyrocketed. There was absolutely no way Diesel could handle them all. They carried knives, bats, metal pipes, and a few guns. Their faces were twisted with pure fury.In all this chaos, Diesel was still staring straight at me, as if their presence didn’t affect him at all.“You said you’re hurt,” he muttered, his voice low and calm, like we were the only two people in the room.Are you fucking kidding me?We were both going to die, and he was worried about me catching a cold? I was already shaking with fear, my legs threatening to give out. Donald’s men were spreading out, cursing and raising their weapons, ready to tear us apart.Diesel reached out and took my trembling hand in his large, steady one. His thumb brushed gently over my cold fingers.“You’re catching a cold,” he said quietly, almost softly. “We should go home soon.”I stared at him, completely stunned. The world wa
DAISY POVBlood dripped from my face onto the cold concrete floor.Drop… after drop… after drop.Warm and sticky, it slid down my cheek, tracing a slow path along my jaw before soaking into the collar of my shirt. The metallic scent filled my nose, thick and nauseating. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. I stared at the spreading red spots, my vision blurring with tears.I slowly lifted my eyes and looked at Diesel.There was pure shock written across his face. His storm-gray eyes were wide, locked on the blood covering me. For a terrifying second, the whole room seemed to freeze. Then he muttered, his voice rough and low, almost broken:“Thank you, Star…”He was looking straight at me, even while Donald screamed in pain behind him, clutching his bleeding hand. Diesel didn’t spare the man a single glance. He walked toward me slowly, his heavy boots echoing in the small office. With surprising gentleness, he lifted his hand and wiped the blood from my cheek with his thumb, then from my jaw
DIESEL POVDonald walked closer, slow and deliberate, like he owned the whole damn warehouse. His eyes went straight to Daisy, sliding over her from head to toe with that hungry look that made my blood boil.“Look at you,” he said, voice dripping with fake pity. “All dry and tired. He didn’t even take care of you properly, did he? Poor thing.”I felt my jaw lock tight. My hand twitched toward the gun at my waist. The urge to put a bullet between his eyes right then was so strong I could taste it. But I held back. For her. She wanted her chance to talk. I owed her that much.Donald snapped his fingers at one of his men. “Bring her a cold drink. She looks like she’s about to drop.”The guy disappeared for a minute and came back with a bottle of water, condensation already running down the plastic. Donald took it, twisted the cap off himself, and held it out to Daisy with that stupid smirk still plastered on his face.I wanted to smash it out of his hand. Send it flying across the room a
DIESEL POV I was flying.Not driving. Flying.The bike roared under me as I pushed every bit of my anger straight into the throttle. No helmet. The wind whipped across my face so hard it tore tears right out of my eyes, streaming sideways before they could even fall. I didn’t wipe them. I just leaned lower and twisted the throttle harder.How dare you, Donald.Rolling up to my house and tearing it apart because you still think Daisy is yours? Not just her — my club, my brothers. Touching what’s mine? That’s you begging for a bullet.I was losing my fucking mind.The speed blurred everything. Streetlights stretched into long white lines. My chest burned, not from the cold wind but from the fury that had been building since we rolled back into the compound and I watched that beautiful smile she’d worn all night die on her face. All of it ruined in seconds because of that snake.Behind me, Daisy’s arms stayed locked tight around my waist, her body pressed close. But I could feel her sha
FREYA POVThe first thing I felt was the smell—the stinging scent of bleach and cold air that only exists in one place.Hospital.I opened my eyes slowly, and my head felt like it was about to split into two. The white ceiling was blurry, and every time I tried to focus
DIESEL POV“If my presence is going to cause any trouble... you can allow me to leave.”“Leave.”The word rang in my head as the door lock clicked. I stood there and inhaled a long breath before slamming the door shut. I looked back at the wood, unable to shake the image of her. Even the night we m
DAISY POV A loud, aggressive knock thundered against the wood, jolting me out of my heavy sleep. My heart leaped into my throat, hammering against my ribs before I could even clear the fog from my brain.Click.The lock turned, and the door swung open. I scrambled to sit up, rubbing my eyes. My vi
FREYA POVI could feel the weight of their stares. Nana was looking at me with a knowing, almost hopeful smile, while Elena and Sophie just looked confused and a little awkward. The silence in the bathroom was deafening.I can’t be pregnant, I thought, the panic rising in my throat. Not now. Not wh







