Chapter 85

• Ian’s POV
• The warehouse loomed in the distance, a dark, hulking structure against the night sky. It was nondescript, blending in with the industrial surroundings, but the whole atmosphere around it felt wrong. So wrong. We were close now—close to where they were holding Sophia. Every instinct screamed at me to charge in, to tear the place apart until I found her, but I knew that was exactly what they wanted. Charging in recklessly would get us all killed.
• Jenny stood beside me, her face pale but determined. Jacob was on my other side, his jaw clenched in concentration as he surveyed the area. We had spent the last hour going over every possible scenario, every potential pitfall, but no matter how much we planned, the risk was enormous. These weren’t just ordinary humans we were up against—they were vampire hunters, and they knew exactly what they were doing.