LOGINNadia's POV
I almost canceled the dinner with Roman three times. My finger hovered over the call button on my phone ready to make up some excuse about feeling ill or needing to prepare for tomorrow's Summit sessions. But then I thought about Dylan standing in that ballroom with Cassandra on his arm and I changed into my best dress instead. Form-fitting and elegant in deep blue that showed just enough to be devastating.
Roman arrived at my hotel room door exactly at seven. His eyes widened when he saw me and the appreciation in his gaze was unmistakable and intoxicating. Nobody had looked at me like that in so long.
"You are stunning."
"Thank you." I grabbed my clutch and let him escort me downstairs.
He took me to the best restaurant in town. The kind of place with intimate lighting and candles on every table and waiters who moved like ghosts. We were seated in a private corner b
Dylan's POVWithin twenty-four hours, I had assembled a coalition. Five allied Alphas gathered in our conference room all of them furious about what Garrett had done. Roman Steele sat at my right looking more serious than I had ever seen him. Alpha Marcus from the Eastern pack flanked my left. Three others filled out the table representing territories that bordered ours and shared our values about protecting families."This is beyond inappropriate." Marcus slammed his hand on the table. "Stalking a mated Luna is one thing. Cutting brake lines on a car with four children inside is attempted murder.""The Alliance Accord is clear." Roman's voice was ice cold. "Any Alpha who threatens the innocent especially children of another pack can be declared rogue and stripped of all protections."We spent two hours crafting our ultimatum. Every word had to be precise and every clause ironclad. We could not give
Nadia's POVThe words "accidents happen" echoed in my mind for days after Dylan told me what Garrett said at the council meeting. It felt like a direct threat and the way Dylan said Roman's face had gone pale when he heard it confirmed my worst fears. This was not just an obsession anymore. This was a danger.Dylan insisted I shouldn't go anywhere alone. James assigned guards to follow me whenever I left the house. Luna started coming over every day to help with the kids so I would have another adult present at all times. It was suffocating and humiliating and I hated feeling like prey being stalked by a predator.But I understood the necessity. Garrett had proven he would not back down and now he was making veiled threats about accidents. I had four children to protect and my pride was not worth risking their safety.One week later, I was driving home from picking up Elena at preschool. All four kid
Dylan's POVDespite Nadia's clear rejection Garrett did not stop. In fact, he seemed to take her refusal as a challenge rather than an answer. Within days of the meeting, I started noticing him everywhere Nadia went. At the grocery store browsing produce while she shopped for dinner. At the park watching from a distance while she played with the kids. At the pack training grounds observing from public land just beyond our borders.He was never threatening or aggressive. Just present and always watching. Always smiling that calculated smile that made my wolf want to rip his throat out.It was psychological warfare and it was working.Nadia grew increasingly uncomfortable leaving the house, shevchecked over her shoulder constantly and jumped at unexpected sounds. She started making excuses to avoid errands or outings with the children. I could see the stress wearing on her and there was nothing I could
Nadia's POVI was furious that I had to meet with Garrett Kane at all. The whole situation felt like a violation of everything Dylan and I had been working toward. But Dylan explained the political necessity over and over until I finally understood the trap we were caught in."If you refuse him to his face it is done," Dylan said while pacing our bedroom the night before the meeting. "But if I refuse on your behalf it looks like I am controlling you. Like I am keeping you prisoner in our marriage, other packs will question our bond and my leadership.""So I have to sit there and tell some stranger I am not interested in him? This is ridiculous.""I know but it is the only way to end this without creating a bigger problem."I agreed to one meeting with Dylan present. Luna wanted to be there too but I told her no. This needed to be quick and simple. A clear rejection and then Garre
Nadia's POVI stared at the card in my hand trying to make sense of it. Dylan stood across from me with his jaw clenched waiting for an answer. The twins continued eating their pancakes completely unaware that the peaceful morning we had been having just shattered."I do not know anyone named G." I flipped the card over again like more information would magically appear. "I talked to so many people at that gathering last month. Alphas, Lunas, and visiting dignitaries. I cannot remember everyone."Dylan took the card from me and read it again. His eyes went darker with each word. "Someone sent my mate three dozen roses calling you beautiful and saying they cannot stop thinking about your conversation. Who were you talking to?"I forced myself to think back to that formal dinner two weeks ago. Dylan and I had arrived together putting on a united front even though we were still dealing with our reconcil
Nadia's POVIt had been almost six months since I withdrew the divorce papers. Six months of therapy sessions and careful conversations and learning how to exist in the same space without flinching. Six months of watching Dylan transform from the man who betrayed me into someone I was slowly beginning to trust again.Ethan was turning five months soon, time had flown by so much. We were lying in bed one night after getting Ethan down from a nightmare. Yes, even four-month-olds had nightmares and this one had been particularly bad. Dylan had walked the floor with him for almost an hour while I changed the crib sheets and remade his bed. Now Ethan was finally sleeping peacefully in his nursery and Dylan and I were alone in the dark.We faced each other on our pillows talking quietly about nothing important. Dylan told me about a funny moment at pack training. I told him about Elena's teacher praising her progress in math. We were just existing together in a way we had not done in over







