She looked at the dark, empty street. \u201cIf someone finds you\u2026 if someone kind\u2026\u201d The words died on her lips.<\/p>\n
And then\u2014 The silence shattered.<\/p>\n
The deep growl of engines rolled through the snow, like thunder echoing off the frozen night. Ten motorcycles appeared from the distance, headlights slicing through the storm.<\/p>\n
The leader,\u00a0Cole Maddox<\/strong>, lifted his visor and shouted over the wind, \u201cStop! There\u2019s someone there!\u201d<\/p>\n
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The bikers skidded to a halt. One of them\u2014a woman named\u00a0Renee Vega<\/strong>\u2014leapt from her bike and gasped. \u201cOh God, Cole! It\u2019s a woman\u2014and she\u2019s got a baby!\u201d<\/p>\n
Cole dropped to his knees beside Lila. Her lips were blue, her skin pale as the snow beneath her. Her eyes flickered open just enough to see the man kneeling before her\u2014a stranger with a leather jacket, a wolf emblem, and kind eyes she hadn\u2019t expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re safe now,\u201d he said softly.<\/p>\n
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