Taking Vega

They used to treat me like I was air, like I was something vital to them.
Now they make me feel like their dirty secret.

All I ever wanted was to belong to someone, to maybe one day even be loved.
Ryder and Kane gave me a taste of that, and then they disappeared.

For years, they dropped into and out of my life. Their world wasn’t safe, and they were only trying to protect me. I trusted them to know what was best for me…us.

They tucked me away—just until the right moment—and then we could finally have everything they’d promised.

But then reality slammed into me, opening my eyes to the truth.

Shutting down my heart was easy.

Until they showed up, wild-eyed and covered in blood, prepared to go to war.

For me.