Nalani’s POVWhen I came to consciousness… hours later... maybe, the cell was silent again. My body felt like it had been flayed, every muscle aching, wrists raw and bleeding beneath the newly reinforced chains. The baby was too still for a terrifying moment, and panic clawed at my throat until a faint, defiant flutter reassured me they were still fighting.Zeph’s voice filtered through the wall, low and fierce, thick with worry and rage. “Nalani. Listen to me. We are getting out. You, me, and that pup. I don’t care what it takes.”I pressed my forehead to the cold metal, tears dripping onto the floor.“I don’t know how,” I whispered, voice hoarse and broken.“We’ll find a way,” he said, unwavering. “We always do. And when we do, Bianca, Jade… all of them will burn for this.”I closed my eyes, hand straining as close to my belly as the chains allowed.The baby kicked again, stronger this time. A fighter.Like its mother.Like its fathers.I drew in a shaking breath.“Then we fight,” I
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