RAFAEL
I slammed the door to the war room behind me, the sound echoing like a gunshot through the compound. My blood was still boiling from the latest reports, but I forced my mind away from Isabella.
She’s just playing her little games again,* I told myself, clenching my jaw. That fiery little minx will come crawling back once she’s done throwing her tantrum. Right now, Selene needs me.
Selene. It’s been three f*****g days, and the thought of her in Viktor’s hands twisted something deep in my gut, something sharper than mere loyalty or old affection. I couldn’t lose her. Not like this.
“Boss.” Marco’s voice cut through the haze as he pulled me aside into the shadowed hallway, away from the cluster of armed men waiting for orders. His face was grim, eyes darting like he was deliveri
