Claimed by the Mafia Biker
“This is over. You follow him, you die like him. You follow me, you live by the code. No fear. No cowards. Just Kings.”
Silence. Then one man steps forward, tears his Hellborn patch from his jacket, throws it on the ground. Another follows. The ripple spreads, men shifting, some kneeling, some backing away.
Rafe screams, voice raw. “Traitors! All of you—traitors!”
Blade plants a boot on his chest, shoving him back into the dirt. “No. They’re free.”
The Kings roar their engines in unison, a sound that shakes the yard, shakes the bones in my chest. Nova clutches Isla, tears streaking her face, and for the first time in forever, I see hope there—not just survival, but something brighter.