[Elena's POV]

"Jake, did you seriously just hit a woman?"

Noah's voice was dangerously calm - like he was one second away from putting a bullet between Jake's eyes.

And for once, I wasn't focused on Jake because Noah had taken off his mask.

I had a rough idea of what he might look like. Sharp jawline. Tall, commanding presence. The kind of man who could walk through a crowd and part it without saying a word.

But seeing him up close without that mask was something else entirely.

His dark ...