A small scream left my lips when the backdoor to the club slammed open with a loud bang. The metal door crashed against the bricks of the building at the force.

Ray ran out of the club, his golden eyes searching his surroundings rapidly. He locked eyes with me and the aura radiating from him made me shrink closer to the chain-link fence. He was beyond furious.

He leaped forward and grabbed me by the wrist, his leather gloves scorched my ice-cold skin. I stumbled as he yanked me behind him and faced the men coming our way.

They hesitated for a moment, glancing between each other and Ray's towering...