Se connecterMiami 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
Some wounds were deeper than bullets. Bianca watched from the doorway.Camila was there again. For hours, she had barely moved. Her own body had not fully recovered, yet she refused to leave Marco's side since his surgery.Even when the doctors told her to rest, she would return. The doctors assured that his condition had finally become stable after the last convulsion, yet she still sat beside his bed, watching every movement of his chest. Sometimes she held his hand.She looked exhausted herself, but somehow she kept finding the strength to stay.Bianca watched her for a long time....and in that moment she understood that maybe love was not always about who had loved first. For years, she had convinced herself that perhaps Marco would eventually see her, and that had been a beautiful lie she told herself because she wanted it to be true.. that one day he would understand... maybe she only needed to wait.But watching Camila sit beside him made the truth painfully clear. She lowered
AFTERMATHThe war was over.But its consequences had only begun.For the first time in years, Malachi's name no longer carried fear.His men were scattered. His empire had fallen. His secrets had been exposed, and the man who had once ruled through fear was finally in chains.But victory had never looked beautiful. It looked like blood on the ground.Broken men being carried away. Smoke still hanging over the depot. And survivors holding on to one another because they were still alive. Renz stood with Nyx in his arms, unable to say much. He had spent so long fighting for this moment that he almost didn't know what to do with it.He had her.His daughter was alive.His people had survived. Malachi was finished. And somehow, after everything...They had finally made it home.****************Narrators PovFar away from the depot, hidden beyond the reach of ordinary eyes, stood Xaza.It wasn't a place anyone found by accident.The cell had been prepared for men who were never meant to se
Renz's PovI was still in the inner section searching when one of the men came running toward me.“Boss!”I turned sharply.“What?”His breathing was heavy. He had one hand pressed against his communicator. “We just got word from the outer area. Malachi has been spotted there.”How? My entire body tensed...but I didn't let him see that.“Where exactly?” I demanded.He gave me the direction. I didn't waste another second. “Stay here. Help everyone in position." I told him then moved fast.The distance between the inner section and the outer depot wasn't small, but I barely noticed it. My mind had locked onto one thing.Ending Malachi.After everything he'd done, I wanted to see him on the ground with my own eyes. I pushed through the rows of containers, my men moving aside as I passed.Then—Bang!I stopped. The sound echoed again...then again..It came from somewhere ahead. I knew that sound... It was different from any ordinary gunshots. I immediately changed direction and followed it
Malachi's PovWhat...What the fuck?My eyes stayed on the body that had just dropped in front of her.Gabe.“Fucking Gabe!” The words left my mouth before I could stop them. He had stepped directly in front of the bullet. The bullet meant for that bitch.Not him.Her.It should have gone straight through her. So why the hell had he taken it? For a few seconds, I couldn't move. I simply stared. Gabe dropped hard to the ground, blood already spreading across his chest. Why was he here?Why now?And why the hell would he take a bullet meant for her?Then I heard the shouting. “Get him!” My head snapped up. Men were turning toward me. Some were running between the containers. Others were already raising their weapons. I didn't wait to see who was for me...I ran. I didn't even know why.I just fucking ran.“Fuck!” I pushed between two containers and looked behind me...they were still coming.Why was I running for fuck sake?I was Malachi. This was my depot. My men. My territory. Ever
Nyx's PovWe had barely made it past the walls of the warehouse when it happened. Roman was ahead with two men, checking the path and Marco was behind me. I felt a dull ache in the knee, but I forced myself to keep walking.My body wanted a bed...my heart wanted Rynna.I wanted Renz.... Des...perate..ly. That was what I was thinking when—Bang!A gunshot tore through the air. I barely had time to breathe because something slammed into me.No.Someone.I stumbled back as a body crashed between me and the bullet. My eyes squeezed shut. Everything happened too fast. For one horrible second, I couldn't hear anything except my own heartbeat.Please don't let it be Renz.I opened my eyes and my blood turned cold.Gabriel."Fuck..."He dropped to the ground in front of me... Blood immediately soaked through his shirt."Nyx, stay down!" Marco grabbed my shoulder. "Get him" Roman snapped as they all rushed toward the direction of the gunshot...thier footsteps disappeared between the containers
Maria's PovThe highway stretched long and quiet under the night sky, headlights cutting through the dark like a blade. My fingers rested loose on the steering wheel, but my mind was far away.Back in Colombia.Back in Ricardo’s arms.A slow smile tugged at my lips.God… that man.His hands were st
We arrived with the sound of engines fading into silence.Marco. Me. And a dozen men who moved like shadows, alert, quiet, and ready.Italy.I had never been to this part of the world. The land stretched wide and proud, hills rolling into distance, history breathing through stone and iron. It was b
Renz's PovWaiting had never been my thing.I ruled by action. Blood. Precision. Control.But that morning, standing by the tall glass window, watching the empty driveway, I felt ridiculous.Desperate.Nyx had always done this to me.She bent the rules of my nature without trying. Somehow, she alwa
Camila’s PovI was running late.The thought chased me down the street as I tightened my grip on the grocery bags and quickened my steps. My legs ached. My head throbbed.Nyx still hadn’t called.Days had passed. Too many.Had that bastard found her phone?The thought twisted my stomach as I turned







