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EMILIA POVVictoria circled me.Knife in hand.I was still chained to the chair.Unable to move.Unable to defend myself."You helped him escape," Victoria said. "Warned him not to surrender. Cost me twelve men. Cost me my security. Cost me my leverage.""He would have died if he surrendered," I replied. "You would have killed him anyway.""Of course I would have," Victoria agreed. "But that's not the point. The point is you defied me. You chose him over your own safety. Over your baby's safety."She stopped in front of me.Leaned close."That was stupid," Victoria said."Maybe," I agreed. "But I love him. And I won't help you kill him."Victoria smiled.Cold. Cruel."Love," she said. "Sarah loved Kane. Look where that got her. Dead at twenty-three. Her baby dead with her. Love doesn't save you, Emilia. Love gets you killed.""Then I'll die loving him," I said.Victoria's smile faded.She raise

EMILIA POVMorning came too soon.My arms throbbed.The stitches pulling with every movement.Blood had seeped through the bandages overnight.Stained the thin mattress.The door opened.Dr. Chen entered."Time to change your dressings," she said.She worked efficiently.Removed the old bandages.Cleaned the wounds.Applied fresh gauze.Each touch sent pain shooting through me."Healing well," Dr. Chen observed. "No signs of infection. The scars will be prominent though.""I don't care about scars," I replied."You should," Dr. Chen said. "They're permanent reminders. Of what happens when you defy Victoria."She finished.Packed up her supplies."We're moving you today," Dr. Chen continued. "In a few hours. You'll be sedated for transport. For security reasons.""Where are you taking me?" I asked."You'll find out when we get there," Dr. Chen replied.She left.I sat on

EMILIA POVThe vehicle stopped.Doors opened.Hands grabbed me.Dragged me out.My eyes adjusted to darkness.We were underground.A tunnel carved into rock.Concrete walls. Bare bulbs. No windows."Move," Rookie said. Shoved me forward.I stumbled.My arms throbbed where Victoria had cut me.Bandages soaked through with old blood.We walked down the tunnel.Turned left. Then right. Then left again.A maze.No way I'd remember the way out.Victoria walked ahead.Boots echoing.We reached a heavy metal door.She unlocked it.Pushed it open."Welcome home," Victoria said.Inside was a cell.Bigger than my last one.But still a cage.Concrete floor. Metal bed frame. Thin mattress.A toilet in the corner.One light bulb.That's it."You'll spend the next six months here," Victoria said. "Until the baby comes. Then we finish this."She

AXEL POVDay three in the new facility.My chest was healing.Slowly.Em changed the bandages twice a day.Used water from the toilet.Strips of sheet.It was all we had.My fingers throbbed constantly.The missing nails left raw exposed flesh.Every movement hurt.But I was alive.We were both alive.That's what mattered.Victoria hadn't come back since that first session.Two days of nothing.Just waiting.Leo was quiet in the next cell.Occasionally called through the wall.Asked if we were okay.We always said yes.Even when it was a lie.The door opened.I jumped up.Positioned myself in front of Em.But it wasn't guards.Just Rookie.Alone.Holding a phone."V wants to talk to you," Rookie said."Tell her to come herself," I replied."Not Victoria. Someone else."He tossed the phone to me.I caught it.Put it

EMILIA POV"Thirteen weeks," I said."What?""The baby. It's thirteen weeks now. That's when they start moving.""It's strong.""Like its father."Axel smiled.First time in days."Like its mother too."The moment broke when Axel's chest started bleeding through the bandages again.Fresh blood.The wounds weren't clotting."We need to stop this," I said."With what?""I don't know. There has to be something."I looked around the cell.Nothing but concrete and metal.Wait.The sheet.Still had a few clean strips.I tore them off.Pressed them against Axel's chest.Applied pressure.He hissed."I know it hurts. But I have to stop the bleeding.""It's okay. Do what you need to."I held pressure for five minutes.When I pulled back, the bleeding had slowed.Not stopped.But better."That'll have to do," I said.I wrapped fresh bandage