Chapter 213 : A Friend in the StormSophia's POVSunlight poured softly through the gossamer drapes, casting golden stripes across the floor of my childhood bedroom. It was one of those quiet mornings—the kind that usually brought peace. But recently, no quiet could calm the storm inside.I sat on the edge of my bed, fingers interlaced over my growing belly, watching how sunlight danced across the floorboards. It was unreal to be sitting here, where I once believed my life was simple. Safe.And now, it all seemed a fiction I had created to remain sane.Damon's face refused to leave my mind. His voice. The way he fell on his knees the last time he came to see me. Begging. Pleading. Swearing to send Cara away. That he would take care of the baby we conceived. That he did not want her—only me.But it was too much.Too much pain.Too many what-ifs.I needed to get some air. I stepped out into the small backyard of the house and trailed my hand over the rosemary bush. My mother had told me
Chapter 212- Please, Just One More ChanceDamon's POVPackhouse walls were strangling me. The quiet ripped my throat apart, thick and merciless. I couldn't stay still. I'd paced this room a hundred times. My knuckles were sore from punching the wall. The letter… Caleb's shit letter… lay crumpled on the floor where I'd thrown it, taunting me.It was never mine.Cara's pregnancy. My child, I had vowed to care for. The shame that had consumed me every time I was reminded of Sophia… It was not even mine.It was Caleb's.She lied. Cara lied. And I did.I allowed her to take everything away from me.My fingers shook and I slumped into the chair next to the window, my hair trapped in trembling fingers. I couldn't breathe. I had sworn to Sophia that I would banish Cara. I pleaded with her. I made a spectacle of myself before her, swearing to make it right. And still, she turned from me.Now I knew.Now I finally understood exactly how much I'd lost.And it was hurting me.Tears washed out my
Chapter 211- Shattered LiesDamon's POVThe second I closed the letter, I couldn't catch my breath.My hands were shaking.My heart—my goddamn heart—was like it'd been yanked right out of my chest and dumped into the pit of betrayal I wasn't smart enough to see coming.She lied.Not once. Not once with quivering lips and tears. Cara had created a complete world for me. For us. For a child who wasn't even mine.I folded the letter in my hand, the words burning the edges of it into my palm, keeping me from breaking.Caleb. The dad. The old Alpha of the new pack. The ex she "couldn't bear to speak of." The one she'd accused of betraying her.And now he was writing love-colored ultimatums that she treat his child nicely?I couldn't stay here.I had to go back. Now.Back at the PackhouseI stormed through the gates of the Crescent Moon Pack like a hurricane. Guards stepped aside, sensing the fury in my aura. I did not greet anyone. I did not apologize.I was going to burn lies today.The m
Chapter 210 – The Letter That Shattered EverythingDamon's POVNight had fallen hard on the packhouse, shrouding the building in a silence that was damning and cold. I was still shaking when I came in—still hearing Sophia's voice echo in my head."Send him out."That's what she said. What she meant.Not just from her territory—but from her life.The pain in her eyes… gods, I could never forget it. It stripped me of everything. My title. My pride. My strength. I left her gates a specter, and I returned home more empty than I ever was.I didn't believe it could get worse.I believed that was rock bottom.I was wrong.I was so very wrong.I had just stepped into my study when Beta Asher came in behind me, his face grimmer than normal. He did not hurry or make a fuss—but this time, letter gripped in his hand, his jaw tight."This came for Cara," he said, placing it on my desk. "A courier from the Northern Ridge pack delivered it. In Caleb's handwriting."My stomach tightened.Caleb. Her e
Chapter 209 - The Pieces I’m Left WithSophia’s POVThe moment the guards shut the gates behind him, a part of me cracked.I did not cry—not yet. I stood with straight back, arms crossed over my chest in a rigid pillar, heart thudding against my ribcage as though it had to chase him. But I did not fall. I stared at the gates as if my eyes could scorch the recollection of his being from my mind.The wind had dropped. The very breeze that had caressed his cologne just a moment ago now carried only stillness.I moved around, slowly walking back home.Every step groaned as though my bones were made of glass. Delicate. Hollow. But still whole—so far.I told the guards not to let him in again unless I told them to. My voice had been hard. Commanding.But they didn't see my quivering fingers.They didn't see the way my nails dug into my palms the moment I turned back.I reached the stairs and grabbed the railing a little too tight, hauling myself up, step by step.I wanted to scream.I wante
Chapter 208– Shut OutDamon's POVI couldn't sleep.I couldn't eat.I couldn't think.Not since I saw her… standing before me again, emanating a life I didn't even know she carried inside her, had I been able to breathe properly.She was the same—and different. Tougher. Cooler. Beautiful in the sort of way that destroyed me. And above all else… she was pregnant.Our child.And I hadn't even known.I stalked back and forth in front of the Moonspire Pack's guest quarters. The sun was just starting to come up, painting the sky with shades of gold and light lavender, but I'd already spent hours standing there. Hoping. Praying. Desperate.And then….She came out.Sophia.Her hair was plaited over one shoulder, her dress flowing around her in soft silk. One hand rested over her bump—my child hidden under her heart.Something inside me shattered again.She hadn't seen me yet. Her eyes were on the garden path, her step slow, peaceful… too peaceful."Sophia."Her step faltered.She didn't turn