Claimed by the Mafia Biker
Cruz’s chest rose and fell, controlled breaths, eyes never leaving the darkness.
I whispered, voice trembling, “How do we know it’ll stop?”
Cruz’s gaze met mine, resolute. “It won’t. But we survive. That’s what matters. For us. For our daughter. We survive, and we fight again if we have to.”
The shadow moved once more, just a flicker at the edge of our vision, reminding us it hadn’t left. And for a moment, all three of us froze, aware that the battle was far from over, that whatever was out there, it would be watching, waiting, planning.