na'

y from me, cutting the call short with a menacing motion. Their faces cont

posed!" One of them says, his

r and get done with it.

idnapper nearest to me clutch his knife and point it

to think. I need

int, I calm mysel

tion to stab me with a knife, I sa

y outburst and slowly, a plan forms in my mind. Gainin

y, don't you? Don't worry, I will make sure my husband doe

I've said. I just hope that they are willing to call

ra million." One of th

down easy money. Let's get this billionaire here and

that Micah will come for me. After all that we

rom me to Rowena and t

s they walk over to the oth

I been so grateful for

of the warehouse so we can't hear th

m their satisfied expressions, it seems that Micah

e you are in, but neither of us wants to go wherever these kid

ing I said. That's fine, as long as she goes along with the

g him hold her all night after this ordeal. The thought brings tears to my eye

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g in my chest. Time seems to stretch endlessly, and my hope hangs on a fragile thread

ure emerges from the shadows. My breath catches in my throat as I recognize

me, I can't help but be overw

s with a frantic urgency- it is almost

throat. At that moment, all I want is to leave everything behind and rush towards him.

eck and inhale his earthy scent, a scent tha

e into insignificance. The fact that I have filed for divorce is momentarily forgotten and all that

rying to bring my em

he time to b

a clear head, that I realize somethi

is form. And then, in a sudden and astonishing transformation, his entire demeanor changes. His body co

dating form, he radiates a commanding presence tha

ntrums, now find themselves confronted with an unforeseen adversary. Panic an

ed and he is now out for blood. In another second, he is joined by his for

ed by a growing sense of dread. They have underestimated the

est kidnapper, teeth bared and claws extended. The sound of a fierce struggle fills the air, punctua

the werewolf warriors who stand ready to protect their Prince. The wareh

utmatched. They have underestimated the sheer strength of Micah in his Lycan form. Bloodied

cision. They seize Rowena and me, their grip firm and unyielding.

, in a heart-stopping move, they push

fall from the fourth floor might not be fatal for someone with an awakened wolf. But I do

arms. I feel my throat go dry and my body go numb. In a distance, I see

na and me. His eyes linger on the way the kidnapper

t fury on Rowena's

op them both down now, you will only be able to sav

ts Micah and I watch as hi

out the answer as well. Between his wife

e but I know they aren't and my heart bre

men have caught up to us in the attic. Terrified of being trapped, the kid

el my stomach drop as we plummet toward the grou

uestion consumes my mind: between Rowen