Pregnant and devastated, Lila Roman realizes that she's been nothing but a tool for the Alpha's ambitions. The Alpha, the pack, even his mother and hers demand her submission. But Lila refuses to be broken and used like that. With their child's future in jeopardy, she must gather the strength to defy Castor Roman and reclaim her life. Can she escape the betrayal, or will she be trapped forever?
View MoreLILA -When I walked into the Oxford house, I found Linc pacing in his office, talking to Luca. The moment he saw me, everything stopped. Without hesitation, he crossed the room and pulled me into a hug. "I missed you," he whispered against my skin, kissing the side of my face. He lingered at my ear. "I'm so damn glad you're back."I closed my eyes, letting him hold me. I missed him, too. There was no denying it, not to myself. Not to him. The pull between us had never gone away, even with everything else spinning out of control. It felt good to be here again, in his arms. But as much as I wanted to stay lost in him, I couldn't ignore the questions or reasons I was here.He sensed it before I said anything."Come with me," he said, pulling away but keeping his hand on mine. "I need to show you something."I followed him through the house.Every room felt lighter, more open. Like he'd erased the shadows and oppression that seemed to cling to the place. He led me down the hallway to a
CAST - Seeing my son on that screen changed everything. I’d known Lila was carrying him, but seeing his small body twisting inside her made it real in a way I wasn’t prepared for. That was our boy. The life we created. I stared at the sonogram longer than I should have, feeling something in my chest tighten. This wasn’t just about her or me anymore. We were responsible for him, and no matter what, we had to be the best parents we could be.That’s why I forced myself to work with Linc. Every part of me hated it. Hated seeing him around Lila, watching how they still moved around each other like they belonged together. But if I didn’t make it work or at least show her I could try, I knew she’d walk away from me for good. And I couldn’t let that happen.I had to prove to her that I could be the man she needed, be there for our son, and be something more than just the wreck she left behind.After showing her the house, after tearing everything apart to build it into something that didn’t
LILA - At seven months pregnant, my body felt ready to burst. The baby was huge, kicking constantly, reminding me that any day could be the one. Linc and Cast knew it too. They were starting to panic, though neither would admit it. I begrudgingly let them into a group chat with me. More to monitor how they communicated than anything else. I wasn't going to keep them out of important moments with the baby, but I also wasn't going to let them in until they showed me they could co-parent. I'd told them about the sonogram appointment, laying down a clear rule: they had to show up together, united. Otherwise, they weren't coming in.Force two alpha males to play nice wasn't easy. It went against every instinct they had, but they put me in this position, so they had to figure it out. I was done tolerating their egos. They had a week to work on it, and I made sure they knew I wasn't joking.Indy dropped me off at the clinic on the day of the appointment. I was more nervous about seeing Linc
LILA - It had been ten days since Lincoln and Castor destroyed Indy's apartment. Ten days of silence. I was still mad at both of them. After everything, they couldn't even put their hatred for each other aside, not for me, not for the baby. I wasn't about to deal with them until they showed up together, civil, acting like adults. Until then, they could both stay away.Indy and I had been at the Riverwalk house since that night. She'd practically dragged me here, saying I needed the space.I was glad she did.I could almost pretend none of the mess was happening. Almost.We spent most of our days getting things ready for the baby. It was the only part of this chaos that made me happy. Preparing for the life growing inside me despite everything going around it. Indy had been a constant distraction, helping me with everything, from picking out onesies to arguing over the perfect decor. Focusing on something that didn't involve Cast or Linc for a change was nice.I set down a plush baby
LILA -I swung the door open to find Mrs. Roman standing there, her presence as imposing as ever. Her hair was black again, shedding the unnatural gray she'd been sporting.A calculated change to reclaim her intimidating aura. Without so much as a greeting, she brushed past me into Indy's apartment like she owned the place."You little parasite," she spat, turning to face me in the middle of the living room. "Think you can worm your way back into his life just because you're carrying his child? Like that suddenly makes you worthy?"I closed the door behind her, steadying myself before I turned to face her. I wasn't going to allow her to do this. Not here, not now. Not anymore.Indy appeared at the edge of the hallway. She stepped forward, ready to intervene, but I held up a hand to stop her. This was my fight."You don't get to talk to me like that," I said without flinching. "Not anymore. I'm not afraid of you."She scoffed. "Not afraid? You should be. You've already ruined his lif
CAST - I woke up with Linc sprawled on the floor beside the bed. He was completely out cold. I rubbed my eyes, trying to shake off the fog from the night before. Lila hadn't stayed long after forcing us to share the bed. The instant we started bickering again, she'd left, leaving Linc and me to deal with our mess.Or ignore each other, which we'd both chosen.I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and stood. I couldn't sit around anymore. I headed for the cells. The pack's underground cells were damp and smelled strongly of blood. I found Selena sitting inside one of them, looking rough. She was awake, but her eyes were glassy, and she glared at me through the bars. Her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in bruises and blood."Look at you," she sneered, shifting up on the bench. "Here to gloat? Or did she send you to punish me?""Selena, you tried to hurt the mother of my child," I spat. "What did you expect?" I gripped the bars, staring at her.She shrugged. "I don't c
CAST - Linc crawled across the bed, or at least tried to. The word fiancée burned in my ears, and before I could think, I shoved him back, sending him sprawling to the floor. I stayed where I was, barely managing to stay upright myself. We were both too weak to fight for real, but the adrenaline from hearing him call Lila his fiancée flooded me like fire. Fiancée? That meant they were already planning on getting married. Holy shit. The reality hit me hard. It would be so much harder to win her back if she became his wife. I had been clinging to the idea that there was still time, that I could somehow pull us back together. But if they were already talking about a wedding...Linc let out a low, pained breath as he struggled to sit up on the floor, glaring up at me. “You think you can just claim her because she’s carrying your baby? You threw away your chance when you cheated on her. Or have you forgotten that part?”“Don’t pretend like you’re the answer to her problems,” I snapped ba
LILA - The way he looked at me, it was like he'd already resigned himself to hearing a decision that would break him. But I couldn't handle the demand right now, not after everything that had just happened. Both of them were slumped on the ground, naked and spent, barely able to keep themselves upright after shifting back."Don't do this," I snapped. "Don't make me pick right now. You won't like the answer."Neither of them replied. They looked just as torn apart as I felt. Linc seemed to be having trouble breathing, his eyes fixed on the floor like he was already losing a fight he hadn't even started yet. His shoulder was a solid bruise from where he'd repeatedly hit the bars. Cast leaned against the cell door, his skin bruised and streaked with dried blood. They were too worn out to argue further, but the strain between them was like an open wound."I'm getting help," I said as I made Cast shift so I could open the door. "Stay here, and don't do anything stupid. I'm not kidding."
The sound of metal bending filled the air, and it was all I could hear. Linc was breaking through the bars of his cell, his wolf slamming into the metal with relentless force. Each hit was like a drumbeat in my chest, growing louder and more frantic. I couldn't stop shaking. I was scrambling for a way to fix this before it was too late. But Linc was out of control, and there was no stopping him once he broke free.Selena didn't seem to care. Her wolf paced outside the cell, her eyes locked on me and Cast. The growls coming from her were low and constant, almost like she wasn't even aware of what Linc was doing. She was so focused on us like something rabid had taken hold of her. The wildness in her eyes made me shiver, and the longer she stared, the more I realized she was waiting for something. Cast stood at the front of the cell, holding the door shut with his entire body. His muscles tensed with every crash of metal from Linc's cell, but he didn't move. He couldn't let Selena or
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