Novels by Bambi

Avery’s POVAs the night air brushed against my skin, a chill crept up my spine. Step after agonizing step, another wave of pain coursed through my body as I felt Noah's arm draped around my shoulder, taking most of my weight while we ambled through the darkness behind the hangar. The sirens were getting closer.With a pistol in hand, Dominic escorted us, searching in all directions for any remaining threats. Raven was breaking through on my line.“Okay, listen up! The cops are coming in fast. I don’t know who ratted us out, but we're out of time.”“Shit! Is there an exit?” Noah asked.Raven took a second. “Not one you’ll like.”“We don’t like it already,” I muttered, barely able to keep my eyes open. “Just tell us.”Raven sighed. “There’s a utility tunnel running under the hangar. Emergency access for maintenance crews. If you can get inside, it leads out past the perimeter.”Dominic was walking, scanning the nearby walls. “Where’s the entrance?”“Fifteen feet to your left. A metal

Avery’s POVThe gunshot ripped through the night.Pain exploded through my shoulder, knocking me backward. The ground came up fast, the cold concrete jarring against my spine. My vision blurred, and for a second, all I could hear was the ringing in my ears.Someone was shouting my name.I tried to move, but fire licked up my arm, spreading through my entire body. My breath came in short, shallow gasps as I pressed my hand to the wound. Warm, sticky blood seeped between my fingers.Lisa stood over me, gun still raised, a smirk playing at her lips.“Did you really think this would end any other way?” she mused, tilting her head.I forced my body to move, my fingers curling toward the gun I had dropped, but Lisa stepped forward and kicked it away.“I have to admit,” she continued, crouching down beside me. “You were persistent. Annoying, but persistent.” She reached out, brushing a strand of hair from my face like she actually cared. “That’s why I liked you, Avery. You had fight.”I clen

Avery’s POVApparently, morning has come too early.The city seems to be alive outside the sab house, but inside it is totally quiet. Surreal.Under twelve hours to go before we make our move.The talk was reserved as we gathered around the table, and the blueprint of the airstrip still sprawled from yesterday night. Raven was already typing at her end, her fingertips moving rapidly over the keypad. Noah sat next to her, his arms crossed, his face a deep frowning hiss. Dominic leaned against the wall, taking gulps at his black coffee as though that were all keeping him standing.I could feel that tension hung in the air. The weight of the actions to be taken loomed over us.Noah broke the silence. “We need to go over everything one last time.”Dominic nodded, setting his mug down. “All right. This is it. Once we're in, there's no turning back.”Raven turned her screen toward us. "I managed to hack into the airstrip's security system. I can loop the cameras for about three minutes-enou

Avery’s POVThe air in the SUV was thick with exhaustion and adrenaline. No one spoke as we sped down the highway, the city lights growing brighter in the distance. Every mile that passed felt like a countdown to something bigger, something inevitable.Lisa was still ahead of us.She had let us go because she knew we'd come back. And she was ready.I glanced at Noah. He was still pale, his head leaned against the window, but his breathing was steadier. The pain must have been unbearable, but he hadn’t complained once.“You good?” I asked quietly.His eyes flicked open, and for a second, they softened. “I’ve been worse.”That was a lie, but I let it slide.Raven was still typing on her laptop, her face illuminated by the glow of the screen. Dominic kept his eyes on the road, his grip on the wheel tight.Finally, Raven exhaled sharply. “Alright. I’ve got a lead.”Dominic glanced at her in the rearview mirror. “Talk.”She turned the laptop so we could see. “Lisa’s scheduled to meet at a

Avery’s POVThe hallways blurred around me, every breath burning in my chest. Noah's weight dragged against my shoulder, but I held him up, forcing us forward as fast as possible.Behind us, alarms blared, a violent, grating noise that made every step feel like a countdown to disaster.Lisa let us leave.That thought refused to leave my head. She had every opportunity to stop us—she could have had her men block every door, trap us in that office, make sure we never made it past the underground corridors.But she didn’t.Which meant one thing.She was playing a longer game.And we were still inside it.“Faster!” Raven hissed, keeping ahead of us, her stolen gun clutched tightly in her hand. “They’ll regroup and block the exits any second now!”Noah grunted, his arm tightening around my shoulder. His breaths were shallow, his body heavy. I glanced at him—his jaw was clenched, his face tight with pain, but his eyes were sharp. He was still with me.That had to be enough.We reached a spl

Avery’s POVRaven’s hands were steady as she locked the door behind us, but her eyes were sharp with urgency. We had minutes—maybe seconds—before someone noticed I was gone.“We have to move fast,” she whispered. “Lisa’s guards are all over this place. If we get caught before we reach Noah, we’re screwed.”I nodded, my pulse hammering. “Where is he?”Raven glanced down the hall. “They took him to a different wing. I don’t know exactly where, but I saw them dragging him that way.” She pointed toward a dimly lit corridor. “We go in quiet. Take out anyone in our way.”I flexed my fingers. “Fine by me.”Raven smirked. “That’s what I was hoping you’d say.”We moved quickly, staying close to the shadows. The underground halls were eerily quiet, the concrete walls swallowing sound. My heart pounded harder with every step.Noah was here.And he was hurt.I clenched my fists to keep my emotions in check. Getting reckless wouldn’t help him. Focus. Stay sharp.Footsteps echoed up ahead. A guard.