Все главы STEPBROTHER'S PUNISHES ME EVERYNIGHT: Глава 211 - Глава 220

Mia's POVXavier's grip on my arm was firm but not painful as he guided me toward the door. Every instinct screamed at me to fight, to scream, to do anything to resist.But the children are upstairs. I can't let them see this."Mommy?" Mika's voice drifted down from the top of the stairs.Stay calm. Don't let her know how terrified you are."Everything's fine, baby!" I called up, forcing brightness into my voice. "Mommy has to go out for a little while, but Aunt Daisy will take care of you!"I'm lying to my own child. But I can't let her see me being dragged away.Nathan opened the front door while Rolex kept watch behind us. Their movements were coordinated, practiced—like they'd done this before.Of course they have. They're Alphas. Taking what they want is second nature."Walk," Xavier commanded quietly. "Don't make this harder than it needs to be.""Harder for who?" I hissed under my breath. "You're kidnapping me from my own home!"But I'm walking. I'm actually walking with them i

Mia's POVI moved to Sean's bedside with practiced efficiency, pulling out my stethoscope and blood pressure cuff. The professional routine helped steady my nerves after the chaos in the dean's office.Focus on the medicine. Focus on being Dr. Williams, not their former mate."Deep breath," I instructed, placing the stethoscope on his chest.His heart rate was strong and steady, though it picked up slightly under my touch. I tried to ignore the way his eyes tracked my every movement.He's healing well. The poison is completely out of his system."Blood pressure is good, heart rate normal," I said, making notes on his chart. "You're responding well to treatment."Sean caught my wrist gently as I moved to check his IV. "Thank you, Mia. For saving my life. Again."Don't make this personal. Keep it professional."You don't need to thank me. The entire medical team worked to save you—the nurses, the lab technicians, the pharmacists. I was just one part of it.""You were the most important

Mia's POVI stared at Sean for a long moment, his apology hanging in the air between us like a lead weight."It's too late for sorry, Sean," I said quietly, my voice steady despite the storm raging inside me. "Five years too late."Sorry doesn't undo the damage. Sorry doesn't heal the scars."Mia, please—""I just want to live happily," I continued, cutting him off. "I want to raise my children in peace, work at a job I love, and forget that any of you ever existed."Children. Plural. He caught that, I know he did.Sean's eyes sharpened at my slip, but I didn't give him a chance to respond."You ruined me, Sean. All of you. You broke me so completely that I'm still finding pieces of myself five years later."Pieces I may never fully recover."You need to let me go. All of you need to let me go."Before you destroy what little peace I've managed to build.Without waiting for his response, I turned and walked out of his room, my heels clicking against the floor with finality.Too late.

Mia's POVI waited for Liam at the small café we'd agreed on, my hands trembling around my coffee cup. The plan forming in my mind was desperate, maybe even insane, but it was the only way I could think of to protect my children.Make Liam their legal father. It's crazy enough that it might actually work.The bell above the door chimed, and Liam walked in, his eyes immediately finding mine across the crowded space. He looked concerned, alert—like he was ready for whatever emergency I'd called him about.Here goes nothing."Thank you for coming," I said as he sat down across from me."Of course. You sounded upset on the phone." His eyes searched my face. "What's going on?"How do I even begin to explain this?"I need to ask you something," I started, my voice shaking slightly. "Something that's going to sound completely insane.""Try me."Just say it. Rip the bandage off."I need you to become my children's father."Liam blinked, clearly not expecting that. "I'm sorry, what?"He thinks

Mia's POVThe sight of a stranger lurking around my children's home sent ice through my veins. This house was supposed to be safe—hidden, secure, protected.How did someone find us here? How did they get past security?"Stay with the children!" Xavier barked to the remaining guards before taking off after the intruder with two others.He's protecting them. Even not knowing them, he's protecting my babies.I ran toward the house, my heart hammering against my ribs. All I could think about was getting to my children, making sure they were safe.Mira. They were trying to photograph Mira.I burst through the back door and followed the sound of soft crying to the living room. Elena, the nanny, was sitting on the couch with Mira curled up in her lap, the little girl's shoulders shaking with quiet sobs.My baby. My poor baby."Mira!" I called out, and she immediately turned toward my voice."Mama!" she cried, launching herself into my arms.Safe. She's safe in my arms.I scooped her up, hold