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LilaI didn’t sleep that night. I couldn’t.The feeling of Maximus’s eyes on me, his words echoing in my mind, haunted me in the darkness. No matter how much I told myself I wasn’t his, I wasn’t his puppet, something deep inside me kept pulling me toward him. I hated it. I hated the way his presence affected me, how every part of me screamed to escape him, yet I was still here, caught in his world.I didn’t know how long I lay awake, staring at the ceiling, the weight of my thoughts pressing down on me. My entire life had been about survival—about making it through every day without letting anyone control me. And now, here I was, in the clutches of the one man I couldn’t escape.I refused to give in. But the longer I stayed here, the harder it was to tell myself that.---The next morning, I woke up in the cold, sterile room that felt more like a cage than a place to sleep. The luxury didn’t mean anything to me. It was just walls and silence, with the occasional sound of footsteps out

LilaI couldn’t stop thinking about him. Maximus. His words, his touch, they haunted me at night, making it impossible to sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw him—his green eyes, sharp and possessive, always watching me. I told myself it didn’t matter. I didn’t need him. I didn’t want him.But the more I pushed him away, the more I felt him closing in, like the walls around me were slowly tightening, leaving me with no place to run.I tried to focus on something else. Anything else. But the emptiness in my chest—left by the pack I no longer had—made it hard to think clearly. Every step I took felt like I was walking through mud, every breath I took like I was suffocating.I had to leave. I had to get out of this town before Maximus and his mafia family sucked me into their world. I couldn’t let myself get tangled in their power games. I wasn’t a pawn to be played with. I wasn’t his to control.But even as I told myself that, the pull to him was too strong. It was like an invisibl

LilaThe next few days felt like a blur of nothingness, the kind of emptiness that follows you even when you’re surrounded by people. The pain of being cast out by my own pack still burned like a fresh wound, but it was nothing compared to the pull I felt toward Maximus.I tried to keep my distance. I told myself I didn’t need him, didn’t want him anywhere near me. But his words echoed in my mind at night when I was alone. “You’re mine now, Lila.”No. I wasn’t his. I refused to be.But there was something about him—something that both terrified and fascinated me. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had stepped into a world I couldn’t escape from, even if I wanted to.I had no choice but to face the truth. I was on my own now. The pack was gone. My family—gone, everything I stood for gone. And the only people who would take me in were the very ones I hated.I didn’t want to admit it, but I knew I was trapped.---It wasn’t long before I ran into Maximus again. The meeting was unexpecte

LilaI never thought I would feel fear from someone like Maximus. I had faced death before—faced betrayal from the man I trusted most. But there was something about Maximus Vito that made my heart race in a way I couldn’t explain. Maybe it was the way he controlled the space around him, the way his presence demanded respect. Or maybe it was because, for the first time in a long while, I felt out of control.His hand was still wrapped around my wrist, firm and unyielding, but there was something in his grip that wasn’t entirely harsh. It was possessive. Like I was something he had claimed, and he wasn’t going to let go.“Let go of me,” I hissed, struggling to free myself, but he didn’t budge.“You’re not going anywhere, Lila.” His voice was calm, too calm, and the way he said my name made my pulse quicken. “You’re not in your pack anymore. And you’re definitely not in control.”I pulled harder, my nails digging into his arm, but it only made his grip tighten. “I’m not your property!” I

Lila I don’t know why I’m still surprised. After everything that happened, I should have known this was coming. I should have seen it in the way he looked at me—like I was a tool to be used, not the woman he promised to protect. But it wasn’t until today, in the middle of that damn council meeting, that the truth finally slapped me across the face.“Lila, you’re no longer my mate,” Alpha Xavier’s words echoed in my ears,almost knocking me off my feet. “You’re weak. You failed us.”The pack—the one I was born into, the one I swore my life to—was gone. Betrayed. Destroyed by the very man I trusted most. By the man who had once called me his fated mate.A message which didn't only hurt me but hurt my soul.My heart ached, but my pride burned hotter than the pain. Weak? Me? I wasn’t weak. I wasn’t some fragile little girl who needed protection. If he thought he could break me with those words, he was wrong. I would survive this. I would make him regret ever thinking he could throw me away