All Chapters of FORBIDDEN AFFAIR WITH THE BIKER I CAN'T HAVE : Chapter 71 - Chapter 75

KNOX’S POVThe lodge was quiet when we arrived, most of the Vipers dispersing to gather weapons and equipment for tonight’s assault. I had maybe an hour before we had to leave…an hour to prepare, to arm up, to get my head in the right space for what was coming.But all I could think about was that Elara was upstairs.Right now. Close enough to touch for the first time in two weeks.Rylan was in his office with Tiny, going over last-minute logistics. Ray had gone with Ash to check perimeter security. The lodge was as empty as it was going to get.This was my chance. Maybe my only chance.I moved through the house like a ghost, silent and purposeful, every sense alert for anyone who might see me heading upstairs. But the hallway was empty, the doors closed.I stopped outside Elara’s room, my heart hammering so hard I could feel it in my throat.This was stupid. Reckless. If Rylan found out…I didn’t care.I knocked once, soft and quick, then opened the door and slipped inside before sh

MARCUS’S POV“FUCK!”The desk shattered under my fist, wood splintering and scattering across the floor. Pain radiated through my knuckles but I didn’t care. Couldn’t care about anything except the burning rage consuming me from the inside out.Three trucks. Gone. Millions of dollars in product. Gone. Twenty of my best men. Dead or captured.And Victor. My right hand. My enforcer. My most trusted soldier.In Viper custody.“How?” I roared at the messenger cowering in the doorway. “How the fuck did this happen? We had them surrounded! We had them on their knees!”“Sir, they had backup. A second wave we didn’t account for…”“I KNOW THEY HAD BACKUP!” I grabbed a chair and hurled it across the room. It crashed through the window, glass exploding outward. “What I want to know is how we missed it! How our intel didn’t pick up on fifteen fucking motorcycles waiting in reserve!”The messenger…a kid, barely twenty, shaking like a leaf…stammered his response. “Carlos made it back. He said… he

RYLAN’S POVThe celebration continued behind me, but I needed air. I stepped out onto the back porch, the cool night air hitting my face like a blessing. The lodge grounds were quiet out here, just the distant sound of laughter from inside and the rustling of trees in the wind.I leaned against the railing, staring out at nothing, letting my mind wander.We’d won tonight. But the cost kept running through my head. Three dead. Five seriously wounded. We’d captured millions in product and weapons, yeah, but we’d paid for it in blood.Always blood.The door opened behind me. I didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.“Are you ready to talk to him?” Knox asked calmly. We had Victor in the basement, zip-tied to a chair, with two guards watching him. Even if he was captured he wasn’t to be underestimated.He had the information we needed. Everything we’d need to finish this war once and for all.“Yeah,” I said, still staring out at the darkness. “Let’s do it.”We walked back inside