Chapter 19 The Wolves Ride at Dawn The street became war. Engines roared. Men loaded guns. Boots slammed against pavement. And through all of it... Ryder Kane stood in the center like the eye of a storm. Every wolf moved when he moved. Every biker watched him. I stood beside Nina, wrapped in silence and fear, while the reality of everything crashed into me all at once. Marcus wasn’t just abusive. He wasn’t just obsessed. He was part of something monstrous. And Ryder? Ryder was about to burn that monster to the ground. Nina’s fingers still trembled in mine. “They’ll kill her.” My chest tightened painfully. “No.” The word came from Ryder. Nina looked up at him with terrified eyes. Ryder crouched slowly in front of her again. “You know where they took your sister?” She

