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I don’t look back. I don’t think about Rye inside, about the promise I just made. Right now, all I can do is survive.

Vexx shouts orders and I get to the position she wants me to be in. I continue to take down the threats around me. I take a glance back and see Rye rushing out of the building with Addison and Glenn in toe. He got them out safe.

Just like him to find someone to save. I can always count on him to do what needs to be done. They run off into the trees before I see Rye run back into the house and pull out Celia and another of the women that was there while we find them housing.

It's like the best of teams. He's picking up the slack where I need.

"You bitch, you should've kept your nose out of our business." Some snaps in my direction and when I look I see it's Evan, and he's got his sights set on me. He raises his gun and I drop to the ground with just a second to spare.

Evan jumps on me while I'm trying to get my footing again. My gun goes scattering across the dirt out of reach. Evan pulls his hand back and swings hard against my ribs. All my breath puffs out, and I see double for a second.

I curl up, trying to protect myself while he continues to beat on me.

I brace for another blow, but instead I feel Evan ripped off me. Rye has made his way over here and is now on the ground with Evan. The bear is loose.

Even I flinch when I watch him pummel the much smaller man. The roars coming out of his mouth with every blow is frightening. I'm not used to seeing him like this.

I don't have much time to stay and stare. Riot cries out and I rush over to help her.

We all come together to get a hold on what's going here when all of a sudden another flurry of cars pulls up.

This time a man in an ill fitting suit steps out, "Destroy them all!" It's Sonny.

"Get rid of him!" Vexx orders, and it doesn't take long before we all start to converge. The women of Eve's Fury flanked by the men who love them.

Vexx is the first one to raise her weapon, and we all follow suit.

"Put your weapons down now!" Hardy calls out and at first I think he's talking to Sonny, but he's not. He's talking to us.

"What the hell is he doing?" Rye barks from behind me.

I look to Vexx and then Hardy confused. Before I have a chance to ask what the hell is going on, a bright light shines in the distance. Red and blue lights close in and everyone but us start to scatter.

Men fully clad in police uniform rush in and cut off any exit Sonny and his men might be able to take.

Sonny came here to ambush us, but it looks like he's not the only one who knows how to catch someone by surprise.

I laugh loud as I watch two cops tackle Sonny to the ground. "Long live the king! I'm sure you'll find plenty of people looking for favors where you're going!" I yell out as Sonny is being yanked away by police.

I don't know how Hardy pulled this off, but I'm suddenly so glad that we've got a cop on our side.

The intensity of what just happened slowly starts to wear off, and I look around just to make sure that everyone is okay. I breathe a sigh of relief to see everyone is still in one piece. All that mayhem for Eve's Fury to still come out on top.

I finally turn to the clubhouse and see Rye along with the other guys working to get the side of the building extinguished. The damage isn't very bad. The wall is scorched but not destroyed.

Hardy takes point and tells the authorities what is going on, and it doesn't take long for our property to be free of the filth that tried to take a stand against us.

It's over, at least for now.

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Rye

Bee is absolutely amazing.

I was worried. Scared that I'd put her in a position to get hurt, but it was Sonny that should've been worried.

She and her group of biker sisters were more than just prepared for this, it was like they were made for this.

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