Chapter 282

It wasn’t just Ella who vanished—Vanessa was gone too, without a trace. The news sent Damon Brayden into a complete meltdown. He ordered his men to tear the place apart if needed, but those two women had to be found. And Blood Fiend? He was livid, too. Still nursing some serious injuries, he hadn’t expected Leander Steele to ambush his base while he was locked in a brutal fight with Damon. That sneaky move meant he took hits on both ends—front and back. Now, Blood Fiend was wrecked, in every sense, and probably had no choice but to go full-on fugitive mode for the foreseeable future. His face was twisted with hate, eyes chillingly dark. “Leander Steele, Damon Brayden—this isn’t over.” Leander had been convinced Vanessa was being held by Blood Fiend. With that in mind, he'd taken his most trusted squad and raided Blood Fiend’s lair, only to find—nothing. Vanessa had never been there. If not in Blood Fiend’s hands, then... Damon’s? But just as he was working through that theory, news cam