Ryder POV

The second I see Seraphina Cross walk through those gates, my blood turns cold.

She's not some abused mate running from violence. She's my ex-lover from years ago, and the last words she ever said to me were a promise to destroy everything I love.

"Fuck." I breathe the word under my breath, watching Jolie guide her toward the clubhouse with such gentle care it makes my chest ache.

Cass appears on my shoulder. "That's her, isn't it? The one from the Eastern Territories."

"Yeah." My ...