Prologue

Prologue

Jordan

My breath echoes in my ears as I grip the gun in my hand. Adrenaline is pulsing through me, and it takes all of my control to focus, to turn the panic into action.

My legs burn, and my feet feel like they've got lead weights strapped to them, but I ignore it all because I can't fail. Someone has taken what belongs to me, and that was their final mistake. I'm going to rip their world apart and make them pay for daring to touch her.

I shake my head, unable to think about them putting their hands on my love. I can deal with that later. First, I have to make it to her while her heart still beats. There is no alternative.

"Stay alive," I whisper as I make it to the edge of the compound.

She owned me the moment I first saw her, and there's nothing I wouldn't go through to get her back. I close my eyes and picture Jay on her side, looking at me, the sun shining behind her. The way the light on her neck and shoulder made her look like an angel. It's the final image I hold in my heart as I step through the tree line and take back what's mine.

These guys don't know, but you can't steal what's already been claimed.