Three Years Later Elena woke to the sound of laughter. Not hers. Not Rafe’s. Smaller, brighter—the kind of laughter that […]

The grand jury’s decision came two days after they returned from the cabin. No indictment. The evidence Elena had provided—Rafe’s

Karim was scheduled to arrive at noon. Elena woke to find Rafe already up, standing at the kitchen window with

The safe house was in the mountains. Three hours from the city, at the end of a winding dirt road

The headlines started before Elena even made it home. CARTEL BRIDE DEFENDS KILLER HUSBAND MORALES WIFE: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME OR TRUE

The subpoena arrived on a Tuesday morning. Elena was in the library with Danny—he’d been living at the estate for

Elena woke to sunlight streaming through the windows and Rafe’s arms locked around her like chains. He hadn’t let her

Elena couldn’t sleep. She lay in Rafe’s arms—he’d finally come to bed at 4 AM, exhausted from interrogations and purges—and

The entrance hall felt like a battlefield. Danny stood in the center, seventeen and furious, his hands clenched into fists.

Elena had thirty minutes before her family arrived. Rafe was in an emergency meeting about the Serpent Syndicate, coordinating protection