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My hand is on the knob and I’m ready to turn it when Pierce grabs my arm. He gives me a look like I better fuck off and chill out, but I only bare my teeth at him. His expression gets even harder. I point to the right side, then gesture to my gun.

Pierce slashes his hand through the air, but right now, I don’t give a fuck what he has to say. Mendes is in there yelling and Raewyn is scared and crying. Not only do I hear it, but I feel it and I don’t fucking like it.

There is no time to wait.

I point to myself and then to the cabin.

Pierce growls a low sound of frustration, but then nods and lets go of my arm. I point up, then to him and point down. Meaning he stays low while I go up high. I stand straight, turn the knob and we rush inside, guns drawn.

Mendes is leaning against the wall a few feet from Raewyn. His gun is on his hip.

“Took you long enough to get here,” he says.

“Are you okay?” Pierce says to Raewyn.

She nods, but her face is full of tears and there is dried blood on the right side of her face.

I’m going to kill him for that alone.

Mendes reaches for his gun.

“Don’t fucking do it!” I shout, aiming my gun at him.

He pauses and grins.

“You lose no matter what, don’t you realize that?” he says.

I say nothing. Just stand with my gun aimed at him, wanting to pull the trigger.

Give me a fucking reason.

Pierce is beside me, ready to lunge for Raewyn.

“You shoot me for no reason, you go to jail. You wait another…” He moves his head from side to side. “Minute or two, and my men are going to swarm the place and kill all three of you, then hunt down the piece of shit who sold me out.”

“So that’s what this is about?” Pierce says. “Revenge.”

“I knew this would come to an end eventually. I may as well go out with a bang,” he says. “I’m already doing time. Makes sense to kill all the pricks who wronged me.”

“That’s not going to happen,” I say. “Not a fucking chance.”

He huffs a laugh. “You’re too cocky for you’re own good, Thane. You think you two just walked in here without anyone knowing? Did you see any of the men hiding out there, watching you? You think I didn’t know you’d show up? Come on. Give me some fucking credit.”

Like I said before, I don’t care if he has an army. I’ll fight all of them just to protect my girl.

“I don’t care how many men you have out there. In here. Doesn’t fucking matter.” I step closer to him, keeping my gun aimed right between his eyes. “I’ve been doing this long enough to stage your murder and get away with it.”

“You kill me; they kill you.”

“That’s what you think,” I growl, and then I pull the trigger.

Pierce gasps. “Forge—what did you do?”

Chapter Thirty-One

Raewyn

I hear the gunshot and it sends me into a panic. My body gets really hot, then really cold, and then everything goes black. I open my eyes and everything is fuzzy. I see Pierce. Forge. Men with guns.