Chapter 155

10:25 +5 POV-

I was tired of this. Tired of the fear, the uncertainty, the constant looking my shoulder.

wanted to scream disappear. But I couldn’t. Not with the twins, not with everything that happening.

to break something, to Ivan. That name like poison in my ears.

wanted to wipe him off the of the earth. I wanted to watch him suffer, to feel the same pain he inflicted on others. My wolf restless, pacing inside me, to unleash her fury. But I had to hold her back. Losing control wasn’t an option. Not now Riley’s voice broke through my thoughts. “We still haven’t come up with anything tangible,” she said, her voice laced with frustration.

I turned to her, my gaze meeting hers Natalia running a hand through her hair, her etched with .

“Well, right now, I don’t know why he’s going after Nate,” Natalia said, her voice low. “Why not just stick to Damon? Why involve an innocent kid?”

I felt cold rage building inside me. How could anyone be so heartless?

could someone target a child?

“He wants watch us suffer ” I said, my voice barely a whisper. “He wants to break us Everyone looked at me, their a mixture of shock and fear.

“He wants to see two generations wiped out,” I continued, my voice steady now. “Damon was responsible for his parents‘ death. Ivan witnessed it. This is his revenge Sarah, who had been quiet until now, spoke up. “Two generations?

Her voice small.

I nodded. “He wants to Nate for life, just like he scarred. He a monster and I just too blind to see it.”

I couldn’t believe saying these things out loud. It felt like living in a nightmare.

reached out and took my hand. “This isn’t your fault, Amaya,” she whispered softly. “He played us all. We all liked him, trusted him. None of us this coming I tried to smile, but it felt forced. “I know ” I managed to .

All eyes turned to Christian the unspoken leader of the group. He was on the phone, his a mask concentration. He ended the and shook his head.

“We’re running out time Ivan somehow found a to be one step ahead of wave of washed me. How could we possibly someone who seemed to know our every move I looked at the others mirroring my own and uncertainty. We in our heads and I didn’t know going to make it out alive.

My mind whirlwind of and anger Ivan cold–blooded killer who had no regard for human life. The thought in his hands made my blood run cold. I couldn’t let that happen. Not to my .

“We need ,” Riley said, her breaking the silence “A plan, not just throwing out there I nodded, mind racing. “We need to anticipate his next move I replied, trying to sound calm and collected. But inside, “He’s chess, and ”

added, her filled with frustration. “We need start thinking like him.”

Christian ran a hand through his hair his etched with . “We need to find a hit him where it hurts Something that will make him down what Riley asked, her filled with doubt. “

tried everything I looked them trying come My mind was blank.

like I was drowning, and no in .

“What about Riley’s Natalia .

Alex is still gone.

is no hell we him near Nate. He is a lord. He like the best we .”

Riley shook her “He said he has done enough Natalia let sigh, there that option the drain.”

10:25 AM My mind raced, trying to come up with a plan. I needed to think clearly, to focus. But the fear was overwhelming. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down.

I couldn’t believe this was happening to us. I was supposed to be living a normal life, raising my kids, enjoying my family. I looked at my friends, my makeshift family. They were all I had left. We were in this together, and we had to find a way out. But how? How do you defeat someone who seems invincible?

Everything stopped so suddenly. The air seemed to thicken, the world around us holding its breath. A chill ran down my spine, not from the cold but from something else, something primal. And then I felt him. His presence as strong as a tempest. It was like a physical force, pushing against my consciousness.

Before I could even process it, I heard his voice, deep, resonant, and filled with a power I’d never heard before. “We give him what he wants.”

I lunged at him without thinking, my arms wrapping around him tightly. He was here. He was real. And he was safe. Relief washed over me in waves, so strong it nearly knocked me off my feet. My wolf let out a low growl, a sound of contentment that reverberated through me which meant he got his wolf back.

He held me for a moment, his arms as strong as steel, yet gentle as a summer breeze. “Silver,” he whispered, his breath warm against my skin.

I clung to him, refusing to let go. I didn’t care about anything else. He was here, and that was all that mattered.

Slowly, reluctantly, I pulled away, the weight of the situation crashing down on me. I looked at the others, their faces a mixture of shock and relief. Sarah wiggled her eyebrows at us, a mischievous glint in her eyes. I blushed, my heart pounding in my chest.

Alex cleared his throat, his powerful aura suddenly back in full force. “We’re done playing games,” he said, his voice low and dangerous. His eyes, usually soft and playful, were now hard and cold. “Ivan has gone too far.”

His swept the room, landing on each of us. “We give him what he wants. My father. And then, we finish this.”

A collective gasp escaped our lips. “Are you crazy?” Riley exclaimed, her voice filled with disbelief and fear.

Alex’s expression didn’t change. “I’m done running. I’m done being a pawn. I’m not going to let him dictate our lives anymore.”

“But Alex, this is a trap,” Natalia argued, her voice trembling. “He wants to kill you.”

“I know, Alex replied, his voice cold and calculated. “But I’m not going to let him hurt Nate or anyone else.”

A wave of fear washed over me. I couldn’t lose him. Not again. “Alex, please don’t do this.”

He turned to me, his eyes filled with a love that was both comforting and terrifying. “I have to, Silver. I have to end this once and for all.”

“So you going to hand your father over to him?” Christian asked.

Alex’s tightened. “My father made his choices,” he said coldly. “He has to face the consequences. And so does Ivan.”

And Nate?” Riley asked.

Alex’s eyes hardened even more, “I am not letting that bastard near my son. I’m going to protect him with my life.”

wanted to believe him, but the was overwhelming. This was a suicide mission. I couldn’t lose him. Not now.

*Alex, please, I begged again, my voice filled with desperation.

He took a step towards me, his arms reaching out. He held me tightly, his warmth a comforting shield against the storm raging inside me.

“I promise, Silver, he whispered, his voice filled with a promise both reassuring and terrifying.

come back to you.”

I clung to him, hoping with my might that his promise would come true.

He released me for a moment to face Christian, My wolves will be ready. I will retrieve Damon from the facility and go to Ivan.”

“Wait, Sarah said and all of us turned to her, “How do you know what Ivan wanted?

“I got a message from him and that is the last any of us will get,” His eyes darkened and his Alpha aura filled the room, “I am ending this and when walk out of there, be dead.”

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