chapter 4 & 5

Chapter Four – No More Lies

The air shifted the moment Liam stepped into the room.

It wasn’t just his presence it was power. Heavy. Commanding. Unforgiving.

Lia felt it instantly.

Her heart slammed against her ribs as if it recognized him before her mind could catch up.

And the twins…

They reacted even faster.

A soft whimper escaped one of them, tiny fingers curling tightly as their eyes those unmistakable eyes—locked onto him.

Liam froze.

Every instinct inside him roared to life.

His gaze dropped to the children.

Then slowly… dangerously… it was lifted to Lia.

Silence.

Thick. Suffocating.

“You…” His voice came low, controlled but just barely. “Explain.”

Lia’s throat went dry.

There it was.

The moment she had been running from.

“No,” she whispered, taking a small step back. “Liam, I….”

His eyes flashed.

“Don’t.” One step forward. “Don’t lie to me.”

The temperature in the room seemed to spike.

Lia could feel it—his Alpha energy pressing against her, demanding submission, demanding truth.

But she refused to bow.

Not now.

Not when everything was on the line.

“They’re mine,” she said, her voice shaking but firm. “That’s all you need to know.”

A dangerous silence followed.

Then..

“Yours?” Liam let out a short, disbelieving laugh. It held no humor. “You expect me to believe that?”

His gaze snapped back to the twins.

The resemblance was undeniable.

The aura… even stronger.

His jaw tightened.

“You disappeared,” he continued, his voice dropping lower, rougher. “No word. No explanation. And now I find you with,

He stopped himself.

Because he already knew.

Lia saw it in his eyes.

That moment when realization hits.

Hard.

Final.

“They’re mine,” he said quietly.

Not a question.

A claim.

Lia’s breath hitched.

“Liam”

“How long?” he cut in sharply.

She hesitated.

That was all it took.

His control snapped.

“How. Long.” Each word came out heavier, edged with rising anger.

“Years,” she admitted softly.

The room went still again.

But this time…

It was worse.

Liam dragged a hand through his hair, pacing once like a caged predator trying to contain himself.

“You hid them from me.” His voice was raw now. “You hid my children from me.”

“I was protecting them!” Lia shot back, emotions finally breaking through. “From this from you, from the danger that follows you everywhere!”

His eyes darkened.

“I would have protected them.”

“You don’t get to say that!” she snapped. “You weren’t there!”

That hit.

Hard.

For a second, something flickered across Liam’s face pain, buried deep beneath the anger.

But it didn’t last.

Because his Alpha instincts surged again.

Possessive. Unyielding.

He stepped closer.

Too close.

“You don’t get to make that choice alone,” he said, voice low and dangerous. “Not when they’re mine.”

Lia stood her ground, even as her pulse raced.

“You don’t control me anymore.”

A pause.

Then Liam leaned in slightly, his presence overwhelming, his voice dropping to a near whisper..

“We’ll see about that.”

The twins stirred again.

And this time…

They reached for him.

Chapter Five – We’re Not Going With You

The air shifted the moment he arrived.

It wasn’t loud.

It wasn’t obvious.

But everyone felt it.

Power.

Heavy. Commanding. Dangerous.

Lia froze where she stood, her fingers tightening around her children’s hands.

She didn’t need to turn around.

She already knew.

“He’s here…” she whispered.

The twins felt it too.

Ethan’s body tensed instantly, instincts rising fast and wild.

Elena’s eyes narrowed slightly, her calm turning sharp, guarded.

Then

A car door shut.

Slow. Final.

Footsteps followed.

Each one measured. Confident.

Unstoppable.

Lia turned.

And there he was.

Alpha Liam five years hadn’t softened him.If anything

He was worse.

Stronger. Colder. More dangerous.

His dark eyes landed on her first.

And for a split second

Something flickered.

Recognition.

Hurt.

Then it was gone.

Replaced by control.

Possession.

His gaze shifted.

To the twins.

And everything changed.

The air grew tighter.

“He…” Ethan whispered, stepping slightly in front of Lia without thinking. “He’s the one.”

Elena didn’t speak.

But she moved closer to her mother, her hand gripping Lia’s sleeve.

Liam took another step forward.

“You hid them from me.”

His voice was low.

Deadly calm.

Lia swallowed hard, forcing herself not to step back.

“I protected them.”

His jaw tightened.

“They are mine.”

“No,” Lia shot back immediately, her voice shaking but firm. “They are not something you can claim like land or power!”

The tension snapped.

Ethan stepped forward fully now, standing between Liam and Lia.

“You don’t get to talk to her like that,” he said, his voice commanding and defiant just like his father

Liam’s gaze dropped to him slowly.

Studying.

Measuring.

“Move aside,” Liam said coldly.

Ethan didn’t move.

“No.”

The single word hung in the air.

Shock rippled through the small crowd watching.

No one spoke to an Alpha like that.

Especially not a child.

Liam’s eyes darkened slightly.

“You don’t understand what you’re doing.”

“I understand enough,” Ethan shot back. “You’re making her scared.”

Silence.

Heavy. Dangerous silence.

Elena stepped forward next, her voice quieter but sharper.

“She raised us,” she said. “She protected us. She is our family.”

Her gaze locked onto Liam’s.

“You are nothing to us.”

Lia’s breath caught.

“Don’t” she started, fear rising fast.

But it was too late.

The words had landed.

And they hit hard.

Something shifted in Liam’s expression.

Not anger.

Something deeper.

Something darker.

But still, his voice remained controlled.

“You will come with me,” he said. “Both of you.”

Ethan shook his head immediately.

“No.”Who the hell do you think you are to command me in such a tone?

Elena didn’t hesitate either.

“We’re not going anywhere.”just get the hell out of here we don't want you neither do our mother do

Liam’s presence surged, his Alpha power pressing down like a storm about to break.

“Do not test me.”Is this how you teach our children to speak to their father with such an authorized tone?.

Lia stepped forward instantly, placing herself in front of her children.

“Don’t,” she warned, panic and anger mixing in her voice. “Don’t use your power on them!”and that question u knows the answer better than anyone else why don't you check the way you speak before asking me whether that's how I trained them?. its heritage they got it from you or don't you get it?

His eyes snapped to hers.

“You think I would harm my own blood?”

“I think you only see them as yours!” she fired back. “Not as people as children!”

The words cut deep.

For a moment

No one moved.

Then Ethan grabbed Lia’s hand tightly.

“We’re not leaving you,” he said, his voice shaking but firm.

Elena nodded. “You’re our whole life.”

Lia’s eyes filled with tears.

Liam watched the scene in silence.

The way they stood with her.

Defended her.

Chose her.

Over him.

His fists clenched slowly.

Then

He exhaled.

Not in defeat.

But in decision.

“Fine,” he said quietly.

The word surprised everyone.

Lia blinked. “What?”

His gaze locked onto hers again intense, unyielding.

“Then I’ll come with you.”

A chill ran down her spine.

“What…?”

“You won’t bring them to me,” Liam continued. “So I’ll stay where they are.”

His voice dropped slightly.

“And this time.

There was no softness in his eyes.

“No more running.”

Lia’s heart pounded.

Because somehow

That felt even more dangerous.