[Tatiana’s POV]“Run far away and never appear in front of me again, because if you do, I’ll kill you.”Massimo’s words are like a knife to the heart, and the cold stare that is devoid of any and all emotion leaves me with a dull ache in my chest.“Not without the antidote!” Knight growls, loosening his hold on me. “Did you forget the whole purpose of this?”“You heard him,” Giovani chuckles. “Be a good boy and give them what they want.”Remaining silent, I watch the scene unfold in front of me while trying to figure out exactly what was going on. Why was Massimo suddenly being so obedient to my uncle? Was this because I called him a monster and that made him snap? No, that couldn’t be it.“Take it,” Massimo huffs, throwing the satchel he holds on the ground.Not wasting any time, Knight rushes forward and grabs it, then makes his way back to me. After giving Massimo and my uncle one last look, he lifts me into his arms, and then he is moving.“No!” I gasp, attempting to fight but una

[Tatiana’s POV]I don’t move as too many emotions wash over me, drowning me with their strength as they crash into me like waves. What in the world am I even doing right now? Why did I cry when Knight did those things to me? Had I lost my mind?“No,” I whisper, knowing that wasn’t the case. It was because I knew that I was deluding myself, but how could I have possibly said that? And even though I knew that Knight wanted me to deny that I was thinking about Massimo, I let him believe that was the fact so that maybe he would come to hate me.Sitting up, I pull my knees to my chest as sobs begin to escape me. Even though sleeping with Knight and doing things with him felt so good, all I felt afterwards was disgust for allowing it to happen. He didn’t care about me; he was only interested in me because of our bond, and soon enough, he would grow bored with me and throw me away. All he truly wanted was the heir in my stomach.“An omega’s duty,” I whisper miserably.Of course, that was wha

[Knight’s POV]I sit in the bar, swirling my drink, while everyone remains oblivious to my presence. I had begun frequenting this place the past few weeks in order to collect information on Hunters Moon’s movements. Word was that they had begun to work with the underworld, and once I figured out the extent of their working together, I planned on ruining them.A year had passed since I left that place, or rather, was banished and left for dead, and not a fucking day went by that I didn’t think of ruining it. Especially since it was the reason that I couldn’t claim the one fucking thing that I actually wanted and was the one that took everything from me.Letting out a growl, I down my drink and then snap my fingers and wait until a waitress dressed in a tiny black dress scurries over with expectation on her face.“What can I get for you?” She purrs, leaning down just enough for her tiny breasts to bulge.“Whiskey,” I respond, shoving my empty glass at her. “Now!”“Yes sir.”Giving me a

[Knight’s POV]I keep my gaze fixed on Tatiana as she processes what I’ve just told her. Of course, I didn’t hope for her to immediately let her guard down, not after everything she suffered because of me, but I hoped that maybe this would be the first step to fixing our relationship.“What…” she says slowly. “Did you just say?”Her eyes, which are wide, are still filled with disbelief and distrust. It was becoming increasingly clear that we had a long way to go.“I fucked up,” I respond. “All those years, I kept you at arms length out of fear of pulling you into pack politics.”“You,” she hisses, her eyes narrowing. “You turned a blind eye to all the abuse I endured for that reason."Her voice drips with venom, and I feel my heart shatter over just how much she went through because of my poor choice.“If I had shown any sort of interest, my stepmother..."“I get it,” she sighs, composing herself once more. “But that doesn’t mean that I forgive you.”Wincing, I bit back my initial res

[Tatiana’s POV]I look around me, trying to make sense of what is happening and where I am. I’m surrounded by brick walls, and what looks like butcher hooks hang from the ceiling. The scent of blood attacks my nose, and it makes me gag.How did I get here? The last thing I remembered was moving to a new hideout and then laying down because I was exhausted and needed an escape from Knight, and then...Oh, right. I fell asleep. So that meant that this had to be a dream. Or was it a vision? I wasn’t sure, but the whole thing left me on edge, and I couldn’t help but fear whatever I was going to find here.Continuing to look around, I find metal stairs and begin to move, slowly making my way up them. When I reach the top, I’m met with a single metal door with a small window allowing one to look inside, and I know that whatever it is that I was meant to see is in there waiting for me.Swallowing a few times, I slowly creep forward until I reach, and then, after taking a deep breath, I look