Chapter 8 Westley survived . The airbag in the driver's seat had spared him the fatal blow . But when he woke , the Greyfang Pack was finished . Westley stared at the papers before him , lips curving into a bitter smile . So , she really wouldn't let him off . He drew out a pen and signed his name stroke by heavy stroke . Lenora , everything you wanted , I've given you . Consider it my atonement to you , to Preston . With each weighted line of his signature , the Greyfang Pack , a dynasty nearly a century old , ceased to exist . From that day , there was no Greyfang Pack . After the fall , Westley came to me , handing me an invitation through tears . I hadn't intended to go . But part of me wanted to see if Westley , stripped of all his pride and power , could still hold his head high . He chose the place where we had first met years ago . When I arrived , Westley had been waiting a long time . Seeing me , he smiled bitterly . " Lenora , I've given you everything . You've had your revenge . Can't you forgive me now ? " I met his words with nothing but a cold expression . " I never planned to forgive you . " Preston was dead , killed so cruelly by Westley's own hands . Forgiveness was impossible ! Westley's eyes darkened . In one last desperate gesture , he reached for my hand , eyes filled with fragile hope . " Then can we start over , be together again ? " I yanked my hand away and wiped it clean , my smile icy and merciless . " Does it look like that ? " Westley knew that look too well . Whenever Lenora refused , it was with that look- a silent testament to impossibility . The last glimmer in his eyes died . His heart sank to the bottom . He knew there was no chance at all . He had no face left to see me again . Until I was kidnapped . When I opened my eyes , I found myself tied up in a damp , abandoned house in the suburbs . Chapter 8 In the dim light , Beatrix stood before me , staring with a twisted face . I almost didn't recognize her . One eye was blind , one leg crippled , her whole body reeking like a demon dragged out of hell . " Lenora , who would've thought you'd end up in my hands one day ? " Her face was hideous with hatred , her teeth clenched . " If not for you , I never would have ended up like this ! Lenora , why won't you just die ? " A hatred so deep it twisted her features was etched on Beatrix's face . " Why is it that after everything I schemed for , I ended like this ? Why is it that after everything you endured , you still have their love ? " " Lenora , I'll never measure up to you . But I won't let you live easy either ! " * She gripped the detonator cord , her expression feral and deranged . " Tell me , if I pull this , will Westley or Vance rush in to save you ? " Beatrix pulled out my phone and dialed them both . " Half an hour . One of you comes to the abandoned factory . A life for a life . " " If not , Lenora will be blown to pieces . ' Hanging up , she grinned with manic glee . " Guess which one will come ? " Half an hour later , both Westley and Vance arrived in a rush . They met outside the factory , their faces taut with anger and fear . Inside , Beatrix clutched the bomb , holding me hostage , her eyes bloodshot , face twisted in jealous madness . " Why ? Why don't you fear death ? Why would you rather die than abandon her ? " Beatrix had totally lost her mind . Westley and Vance both glanced at me , their eyes filled with resolve . Neither wavered . Westley tried to calm her . " Beatrix , the one who wronged you was me. Everything that happened was my fault . Let her go and take me instead . Kill me if you want . " The sight of two men vying to die for me sent Beatrix into a frenzy . She yanked the cord , screaming , " Only one of you can come in ! Only one ! " " If you both rush in- " Her hand tightened on the wire . " Then we'll all die together ! " Westley and Vance charged the building at the same time . At the doorway , Vance shoved Westley aside with brutal force . As their figures crossed , Vance whispered quickly , " My warriors are on the way . Stay outside to back us up . " Westley stumbled back , forced to halt at the door . Vance burst inside , and his first action was to search for me . His eyes softened when he found me , " Lenora , don't be afraid . I'm here . " 11 My heart pounded violently . I shook my head desperately to show I was fine , tears spilling down my face . That night , all the strength I had forced myself to wear shattered the moment I saw Vance . Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!