Page 25 of Intense

And hopefully, if all goes to plan, I’ll be leading a war to London to finally take down our lifelong enemies.

To get revenge for my father’s murder.

Nothing is going to stop me from ending the Bowen family.

I’ve had this vendetta since I was ten years old. But, it seems like we have another storm brewing here in Pennsylvania.

Pulling out my phone, I call Reggie.

With my brothers, Declan and Conan, both having newborns, I can’t expect them to drop their lives to help me.

I’m more alone now than I’ve ever been.

Which is fine.

I’ve always tried my damn best to keep them safe. But I need my brothers by my side.

“Dr. Quinn. Would you like a rescue party now?” Reggie asks.

“Yeah. Straight to a fucking bar.”

An engine roars to life in the parking lot, and I grin.

“Come on then!” Rowan shouts, hanging out the passenger window with a wild grin.

He revs the engine and I head for the car.

Before I get there, Rowan hops out and opens the door for me, then slides into the backseat.

“Glad to see you managed to survive feeding Nyx,” I say to Rowan.

He blows out a breath.

“Yeah, I actually think she quite likes me.”

I scoff.

“She’s probably waiting for you to return so she can strangle you to death.”

“Well?” Reggie asks as he hits the accelerator.

“Ohio’s catching up with us, it appears,” I say coolly, lighting a cigarette.

“We going to head back there?” I can hear the anticipation in Reggie’s voice.

I shake my head, exhaling smoke out the window.

“No. We need to pull Drago in for more digging. And wait for Theo King to tell us when we head to London. One enemy at a time.”

This is how my life has always been.

You kill one, another takes its place.

It’s never calm.

Never peaceful.

Only death and destruction follow me.