MasukMarco's PovThe car crawled to a stop outside the building.I didn't move, for a moment, I simply sat there with both hands resting loosely on the steering wheel, staring through the windshield.BASQUE.The name stood boldly above the entrance, illuminated against the dark exterior, I stared at it. It felt almost unbelievable that I was sitting there again.It felt like forever.A bitter smile touched my lips.The last time I'd been here, I hadn't exactly walked in through the front door because I'd been running from Gabe's men.“Fucking Gabe,” I muttered...then leaned back against the seat and closed my eyes as memories flashed through my head.Malachi and his men, the countless enemies we'd faced, the endless nights when every fucking day felt like another war. I didn't need to ask Renz how it all ended, I already knew, Men like Malachi and his maniacs didn't exactly have a happy ending. Besides, Renz had already confirmed what mattered, everyone I cared about was safe. That should
I stepped inside quietly and my eyes immediately went to the bed. Nyx and Rynna were lying together. Rynna was tucked beneath, almost completely covered by Nyx. Only a little of her brunette hair showed against the blanket, some strands scattered across her face. I stopped. For a moment, I simply watched them. Something inside me became quiet. Peace. That was the only word I could find for it. After everything I had seen and everything I had done, this was the sight I had been fighting for all along. Seeing my family safe and together. I looked at Nyx's long hair spread across the pillow. Then my eyes moved to Rynna again. Her hair looked so much like mine. I almost smiled. My daughter...the word still tested new in my mouth. I had missed so much. The thought hurt but for once, I didn't run from it. I walked closer to the bed. Nyx stirred. It was almost as if she could sense me even in her sleep. Her eyes opened slightly before she carefully moved away from Rynna. Sh
I stepped inside quietly and my eyes immediately went to the bed. Nyx and Rynna were lying together. Rynna was tucked beneath, almost completely covered by Nyx. Only a little of her brunette hair showed against the blanket, some strands scattered across her face. I stopped. For a moment, I simply watched them. Something inside me became quiet. Peace. That was the only word I could find for it. After everything I had seen and everything I had done, this was the sight I had been fighting for all along. Seeing my family safe and together. I looked at Nyx's long hair spread across the pillow. Then my eyes moved to Rynna again. Her hair looked so much like mine. I almost smiled. My daughter...the word still tested new in my mouth. I had missed so much. The thought hurt but for once, I didn't run from it. I walked closer to the bed. Nyx stirred. It was almost as if she could sense me even in her sleep. Her eyes opened slightly before she carefully moved away from Rynna. Sh
Renz's pov Being back in Miami felt good. Too good, perhaps. After everything that had happened, settling back into my empire brought a strange kind of warmth. The familiar walls. The familiar silence. Men moving when I gave an order. Watching things slowly fall back into place as though the chaos had never happened was another thing entirely. But seeing everyone safe again...That was the real blessing. I leaned lazily against my chair in the study, staring at nothing in particular. We had won. That was the truth. Malachi was gone. Ricardo was gone. Gabe was also gone. Our enemies had fallen one after another, and my empire was standing again. But we had lost men too. Good men who had followed me because they believed in me. That was the price of this world. You took lives. You lost lives. And eventually, you learned not to count them too loudly. My mind kept going back to Nyx.. She must have gone through hell while she was alone with Gabe. Months of being trapped inside a
Renz spent the next few days putting his life back together.He visited most of his properties, checked on his businesses, met with the people who had remained loyal, and dealt with everything Gabriel had left behind.But everywhere he went, there was always that same shock look. People stared at him as if they were looking at a ghost.Some just couldn't believe Luis Renz was alive. Others were too afraid to ask.A few of his old allies didn't bother hiding their happiness. They invited him to dinner, wanting to see the man they had thought was dead sitting across from them again.Renz accepted a few of those invitations.He went with Nyx.It was strange for him to walk into a room with her beside him after everything they had survived. Some people stared at them longer than they stared at him.Perhaps they were trying to understand how the dead Shadow King had returned with the woman everyone thought he'd lost. Fearful.Renz didn't care.For once, he had no reason to hide.And as fo
Miami welcomed them differently. They had made it back. The air smelled familiar. For some of them, it felt like waking from a nightmare.Renz stood outside the hotel for a moment, staring at the city.Miami.For so long, it had existed only in his memories.Now he was standing in it again.. Renz breathed in slowly. This had been his territory, for years, he owned every night."Miami," he whispered.Nyx looked at him."You missed it that much?" He smiled. "I missed everything."She smiled back. For once, there was no war waiting behind the next door.No enemy watching.No gunfire.Just home.Renz turned toward his men. "You've all done enough." They looked at him. He handed each of them a generous amount of money. "Take your time off. Spend the money. Waste it. Do whatever the hell you want." A few men laughed.Renz smiled. "You earned it." One of them stepped forward. "Thank you boss." Renz's expression softened. "You have done me well." The man shook his head. "Still..."Renz pla
I didn’t bother with small talk.I looked at Nyx, then at Leonard, and spoke straight. “This is my brother,” I said, placing a hand on Leonard’s shoulder. Then I turned back to Nyx, my voice steady. “And this… is my fiancée.” For a second, it felt like the whole noise stopped. Nyx’s eyes went wid
You might wonder how the night before turned out. Don’t worry—you’ll know soon enough.All I knew now was that I missed her. Too much.Nyx hadn’t been gone for long, but my chest already felt empty without her. I thought of the easiest excuse to see her—Camila’s graduation gift. Perfect. I’d show u
Nyx’s POVThe park was buzzing with laughter, balloons tugging against strings, and the sweet smell of roasted corn hanging in the air. Camila had just thrown her cap high into the air hours ago, and now here we were—her, Mom, Dad, me, and Rynna—celebrating like a perfect little family. For a mome
Miami.The city felt different this time. The air was warmer, the streets sharper, and the silence inside my house heavier—like it knew what I had brought back with me.Yes, I took Nyx straight to my house. After Ricardo’s men attack at her place, it wasn’t safe for her to stay alone anymore. She d







