[Knight’s POV]“Good luck.”It’s the only thing that Tatiana says before our connection is broken, and I’m left suddenly feeling empty. What the hell was I even thinking of saying something like that to begin with?‘Focus!’Migel’s voice echoes in my head, snapping me out of my daze so that I once again take in the bastards that are surrounding us.‘Why the hell did Massimo have to make me do something so troublesome?’ He continues, leaping and attacking, only to scurry back as a knife is swiped at him. 'Oh, right, because I’m his bitch.’Letting out a chuckle of amusement, I focus on the man closest to me and then move, easily dodging his blows until I can wrap my teeth around his ankle, slicing his achilles tendon so he crashes to the ground.Jumping on top of him, I use my claws to rip at his skin while I wrap my teeth around his face. When he stops moving, I jump off, causing a line of fire to race across my shoulders due to another asshole attacking me while I wasn’t looking.Whi
[Massimo’s POV]I sit in a corner with my eyes closed and my head resting against the rough wall behind me. The coolness from it soothes the headache that is threatening to overtake me from lack of nutrients since being locked up.That was one thing the syndicate made sure of. If their prisoners were to escape, they would be too fucking weak to stand a chance in a fight.All around, I can hear the yells and howls of those who are also in this hell with me, and I find myself wondering exactly how long most of them have been here.Days? Months? Years?Since my arrival, time has ceased to exist, and a good amount of time could have passed, and I would never know the difference.Sighing, I snap my eyes open and look toward the bars of my cell.I couldn’t help but wonder how Migel was doing. Had he managed to achieve the mission I sent him to do? And if he had, where the fuck was he?Anger flaring, I consider reaching out and finding him, but stop as the sound of rushing feet echos around
[Tatiana’s POV]I stare straight ahead, trying to process exactly what just happened as my worry for Knight continues to build.Where in the world was he, and who were those men that he was fighting? Were they his father’s men, or maybe my uncles? I didn’t know, but now that I couldn’t feel the connection with him, my heart was beating a mile a minute, and the urge to go find him clawed at me.“What’s wrong?” Winley’s voice is gentle but full of urgency as she reaches out and grabs me. “You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.”“I have,” I respond, feeling a chill race down my spine as Knight’s warning hits me.Run before he finds me and makes me admit that the child in my stomach was his. What the hell did he even mean by that? Was he going to hurt the child or make me get rid of it?“I can’t stay here,” I gasp, meeting Winley’s gaze. “Please, we need to get out of here!”“Woah, woah,” she hisses as I attempt to jump up. “What exactly do you think you’re doing? You’re a patient, and y
[Massimo’s POV]I stumble into an alley while Knight follows closely behind, and only once I’m sure that we are no longer being chased do I finally collapse, allowing all the fucking pain that was eating me alive to escape due to the loss of my beta.“Fuck!” I snarl, punching the wall in front of me. “It’s my fault.”“How?” Knight asks, fixing his narrow gaze on me. “He knew what the possible outcomes of his actions were.”“I threatened him into it,” I say quietly, remembering my threat beforehand. “Had I not done that then…”“He would have gone against you and continued to cower under your father.”Biting back my initial response, I shoot a glare at Knight.“What?” He asks, looking smug. “Pissed that I’m right?”I was, actually. I hated that he was speaking rationally while I was all but breaking down. Here, I thought that I was strong enough to handle being a leader when I knew that doing that could involve losing those around me.“Instead of moping here, how about you make sure tha
[Knight’s POV]When we arrive at our destination, I can’t help but feel like I’m being played for a chump. The place looks rundown, and the yard is in horrible condition. What kind of person was Massimo coming to meet, exactly?“Are you really putting your faith in a bum?” I demand, keeping my distance as Massimo makes his way up the porch.“I guess you could say that,” he admits with a smirk. “But this bum is the best in the business, and if we want to find Tatiana fast, he is our best bet.”Best bet… A bum was our best bet? What kind of operation did this bastard even run?Frowning, I slowly begin to move while Massimo rings the doorbell and then steps back until two large eyes appear on the small screen beside the door.“What?” The person we are here to see demands. “Why are you back? I’ve done what you asked, now…”“Open the fucking door, or I’ll kick it down,” Massimo warns.“You can try,” the voice laughs. “You’d not make it more than an inch in this place before you’re dead.”“
[Knight’s POV]I continue to apply weight little by little until I feel Calvin’s ribcage beginning to cave. Was this bastard actually going to continue to remain quiet and allow me to kill him? It was looking like it, and if I did kill him, then we were going to be left with no information on Tatiana.“Why did you think this asshole was a good choice to help us?” I snap at Massimo, who is still watching us. “Clearly he isn’t interested.”“Just keep breaking him,” Massimo shrugs. “He doesn’t actually have a death wish.”At his words, I hear grunts and groans escaping Calvin, but he continues to remain silent. I wasn’t so sure from his actions that he didn’t have that death wish, but I would give him a bit longer before I made his chest flat.Pushing harder, I feel his lungs beginning to deflate, and finally he lets out a shocked gasp and then begins hitting my leg in defeat.“Okay!” He rasps, wriggling his body. “I’ll help!”Smirking, I lift my foot and then step back, watching as Calv
[Tatiana’s POV]Ronda continues to glare at me while I try to remain calm. Of course all these people would be wary of me and insult me, but to insult their own was pushing it too far.“I can just leave,” I say, not able to control the anger that is bubbling in me. “Then please do,” Ronda says, nodding toward the exit. “You would do nothing but bring us trouble anyway.”Biting back on my initial reply, I try to calm the fire that is beginning to build in me. It feels almost like the very same fire that consumed me when I was trying to get away from my uncle.Shit, what even was this, and why was it suddenly manifesting?"Oh, look!" Ronda giggles, looking at the others. “She’s going to cry.”“Not quite,” I hiss, losing control.Letting out a low growl, I close my eyes as my head begins to spin and my ears start to ring. Dammit, this was bad.When I open them again, I find myself being watched with multiple looks of shock.Confusion building, I look down to find that I am surrounded by
[Tatiana’s POV]I watch as Massimo and Knight remain in place, clearly debating whether or not they’re actually going to listen and come have a seat so that we could try to clear the tension that is so thick you could cut it with a knife.“If ya are gonna just stand there, then fucking leave,” Sebastian huffs.“Who the fuck are you to tell us what to do?” Knight snaps, letting out a low growl of warning. “I’m fine staying just where I am.”“I am as well,” Massimo agrees. “Tatiana, you really shouldn’t let your guard down with these people.”As he speaks, I snap my gaze to Winley and then back to them as my anger bubbles due to the one that saved me from being judged.“I’m fine,” I assure him.“Look what you did!" Ronda sighs, rolling her eyes. “You let a band of violent assholes into our home. We should just go ahead and kill them.”“You can try,” Knight warns, extending his claws.“Don’t forget,” Ronda giggles, spinning her dagger between her fingers. “I can kill you before you even