Mason POV I clench my fists and grit my teeth at Zero's reminder." You don't need to tell me what she has done for me, for us. I know that." I say with gritted teeth. It's not like I don't know the sacrifices Hera has done ever since we met either for me or my club. I know her enough to know that she doesn't do anything or say anything without a reason. " I'm just confused, Zero." I confess. Zero taps on my shoulder,his actions forming me to look at him in the face." You are not confused, Mason. You are blinded. Blinded by your fears that you can't see the truth." Zero declares. He then produces what looks like pictures and passes them to me. I hesitate, unsure if I am ready to face what I might find out in those pictures." Take them and tell me if you will still insist on turning a blind eye to everything." Zero urges me. With trembling and bloody hands,I snatch them from him.The first picture is of someone staring at a house,a house I recognise as Hera's. Even with his back,I
Zero POV I can't believe Hera just walked away even after knowing that Mason is hurting himself in that damn arena because of her. I expected her to do something to help him get out from whatever madness is consuming him and making him put himself in danger. Even just letting him know that she is here would have been enough.I don't blame her though. She is not obligated to save his ass, especially not after the fall out they have been having. Him protecting the person who hurt his old lady and killed her best friend is the biggest mistake of his life. It doesn't matter who that person is. Family or foe.Both of them are stubborn but very caring. It is just unlucky that fate thrust them in such a cruel situation where they have to choose something else over their relationship. Hera wants her revenge and Mason wants to protect his brother.I didn't expect her to follow me all the way here. It's crazy how I didn't notice someone was tailing me. Maybe because I was too busy worrying abo
Hera POVI yank my arm free from Zero's grip,my voice low and furious. “What am I doing here? Let's start with what he is doing here?” I jerk my head toward Mason. He is no longer laying on the floor,just swaying in the ring, barely dodging a punch. “Why the fuck would he be fighting in the ring ? What is this place?” I ask.Zero’s eyes dart to the ring, then back to me. “This is where he goes when he wants to escape reality.” Zero explains and I can't help the scoff that leaves my lips.“ Escape reality? More like getting himself killed. This is pure madness,Zero.” I snap in anger. I can't believe this. These kinds of fighting arenas are not legal and most of them operate on fight to death slogans once you step into the ring.I can't believe Mason knew that and still came here.“ You do realize you are the reason he came here,right?” Zero suddenly asks and my head snaps back to him.“ What do you mean?” I ask even when I already had an inkling of that.“ You broke things with him,
Hera POVAfter I wrap up the meeting,I leave the room and head for my bike in the basement.The cool air hitting my face does nothing to calm the storm inside me. I am almost there when Zero’s voice stops me in my tracks.“Hera, wait.”I turn around to see him jogging towards me.“What do you want, Zero?” I ask when he halts before me. He followed me here,I bet he has something to say to me and I can swear it has something to do with Mason.He steps closer, his eyes soft but serious. “I want to apologize for Mason.” he says. For a moment,I stare at him, thinking that I heard him wrong.I scoff when I realize what he just said,crossing my arms. “Why would you apologise for him? There's nothing to apologise for.” I reply.“ Hera,” Zero calls,his gaze pleading.“ I know you must be hurt that he didn't believe your words and sided with his brother.” Zero states which makes me smile, albeit bitterly.“ Him not believing me isn’t your problem. You don’t need to do that.”Zero shakes his he
Hera POVTears sting my eyes as I walk away from Mason, but I force them back, swallowing the lump in my throat.I didn't come to that decision out of the blues,I thought about it overnight Right now, being together while there's a misunderstanding will only hurt our relationship. Then there's Mr Lamberto’s question.If Mason has decided to side with Finn, which he confirmed today, there's no use being together since we are on opposite sides I am going to hunt his brother down and nothing is going to stop me. So,if we have to meet, let's meet on the battlefield with no connections whatsoever.Nyx is right behind me, her steps matching mine. At the bar lodge,I spot them—suspicious faces that Nyx mentioned weaving through the crowd, heading toward the VIP room where Lizard’s body lies. I smirk and throw on a coat to cover my outfit. If Finn wants to cause me trouble for killing that underdog,he has to try harder.If they try something funny,it's his brother they will find if he has
Hera POV A few hours earlier.After leaving the basement with all the information about Eagle and his plans from Victor Kade,I get the team in place for our first move against Eagle.Victor already confirmed that Finn is Indeed Eagle and the leader of The Jackals,a notorious syndicate that has been operating in three States.He is the one who takes care of business for Eagle around here and now that he is down, Finn will most likely contact someone else to coordinate the upcoming transaction.Apparently, they are expecting a shipment to land anytime in Chicago. Although Victor insisted that he didn't know what the shipment was about,he guessed that it could be related to the new sex club Finn is launching in Chicago.He is using his transport and logistics company to smuggle what we believe could either be drugs or women to Chicago. That's probably why his brother Mason is hellbent on defending him, claiming he is clean and legit. But then again,these kinds of scenarios are very comm