LOGINDylan's POV
I barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes I saw Nadia with Roman laughing, touching, and looking at him the way she used to look at me. The thoughts tormented me until I wanted to claw my own skin off just to feel something other than this consuming jealousy.
Cassandra tried to seduce me after I got back from Nadia's door. She touched my chest kissed my neck and whispered invitations that would have tempted any other wolf. But all I could think about was Nadia in that blue dress smiling at another man.
"I cannot. I am sorry. I thought I could but I cannot."
"Because of her? Dylan, she has moved on. She is with Roman now."
"She is not with him. They had one date."
"And they are going running together this morning. I overheard them making plans at the restaurant bar." Cassandra's voice was bitter and hurt. "She is replacing you just like you repla
Dylan's POVA few days later…I watched the nurse disconnect the last monitor from Ethan's tiny body and my hands would not stop shaking. One week ago, he had nearly died and now we were taking him home. He weighed barely four pounds and looked too fragile in the oversized baby seat."He is still so small." Nadia stood beside me with worry etched across her face. "What if something goes wrong at home? What if we miss something?"The nurse smiled reassuringly while tucking a blanket around Ethan. "He is breathing on his own now and his eating has improved significantly.
Nadia's POVI sat in the leather chair across from my lawyer and the words felt surreal coming out of my mouth. "I want to withdraw the divorce petition."Sarah looked up from her desk with surprise written across her face. "Nadia, are you very sure? You have been through hell with this man. The affair, the secret baby, the lies. Most women would not even consider going back.""I know." I twisted my wedding ring around my finger. "But something changed. Ethan almost died last night and Dylan was there with me. He chose me over staying at Roman's wedding. He has been showing up every single day for two weeks, and I realized I don't want to walk away."Sarah leaned back in her chair studying my face carefully. "I have represented you through one of the most painful experiences a wife can endure. I have seen you broken and humiliated. I just want to make sure you are not making this decision out of fear
Dylan's POVThe phone rang in my hand and the world tilted sideways. NICU flashed across the screen and my blood turned to ice in my veins. Around us, couples danced and laughed but I could not hear any of it over the roaring in my ears."Mr. Winters, this is Nurse Rose from the NICU." Her voice was professionally calm but I heard the urgency underneath. "Ethan had a sudden breathing crisis about ten minutes ago. His underdeveloped lungs collapsed and we had to intubate him immediately. He is back on full life support.""No." The word came out strangled. "He was stable. You said he was improving.""Preemie lungs can be unpredictable. You need to get here as soon as possible." She paused. "He is fighting hard but the next few hours are critical."The call ended and I stood frozen on the dance floor. My son was dying. My baby whom I had just kissed goodbye hours ago was fighting for his life and I was here at a party.Nadia grabbed my arm. "What happened? Is it Ethan?"I could not form
Nadia's POVI looked at Dylan across the café table and my heart pounded against my ribs. He had been working so hard for the past eight days. Present, communicating, showing up for the kids and for me. But I needed one more thing and it was the hardest thing I could ask."I need you to choose me over Ethan." The words came out steady even though my hands shook in my lap. "Once. Just once. To prove you can."Dylan's face went pale. "What?""Cassandra wanted me to choose between you and my hatred of her." I kept my voice calm. "Now I am asking you to choose between me and Ethan. Not permanently. Not forever. Just once in a symbolic way to prove I am your priority."Dylan looked like I had slapped him. "I don’t understand what you are asking."I took a breath and explained the thought that had kept me awake for nights. "Roman's wedding is in three days. You agreed to come with me months ago. Ethan will still be in the NICU. You will want to stay with him and I understand that instinct.
Dylan's POVI had fourteen days to save my marriage and I was not going to waste a single second. That night I sat in my truck outside James's house and made a plan. I will be present for all my children while showing Nadia that she was my priority. Not just words but in action.Day one started at five in the morning. I let myself into the house quietly using my key and started breakfast before anyone woke up. Pancakes, eggs, and fruit were cut into shapes the way the kids liked. When Elena came downstairs rubbing sleep from her eyes she froze in the doorway."Daddy?" Her voice was small and surprised. "What are you doing here?""Making breakfast." I flipped a pancake and smiled at her. "Go wake your siblings. Tell them breakfast will be ready in ten minutes."She ran upstairs and I heard excited voices. Aiden and Lyra thundered down the stairs still in pajamas and crashed into m
Dylan's POVI was standing by Ethan's incubator watching monitors beep and flash when my phone rang. Nadia's name lit up the screen and my heart stopped. She had not called me since filing for divorce."Can you come home?" Her voice was tight and controlled. "We need to talk."Those four words sent ice through my veins. We need to talk. Nothing good ever followed that phrase."I will be there in ten minutes." I kissed my fingertips and pressed them to Ethan's incubator before leaving.The drive home felt like hours even though it was only a few minutes. My mind raced through possibilities. Was she accelerating the divorce? Had something happened with the kids? Was she moving out? Every red light felt like torture and every green light passed too quickly.When I walked through the door, Nadia sat at the kitchen table with papers spread in front of her. Her fac







