Semua Bab Mated to my Stepfather, claimed by my Stepbrother: Bab 71 - Bab 80

Alpha Lucien’s POVAs he fell, time seemed to slow around me.The battlefield’s chaos, the screams, the clash of swords, the snarls of wolves, faded into a muffled echo. All I could see was him.The head of my guard. My friend. My most loyal warrior.Blood burst from his chest in a wide arc, staining the air with red. His body twisted as he fell, his mouth slightly open, his eyes already beginning to dim.“No!” I shouted, my voice cracking as I pushed through the mess of battle.I shoved aside a rogue, slashed through another with my claws, and leapt forward with everything I had left in me. My legs burned, my breath was short, but I didn’t care.I caught him just before he hit the ground. His body was heavy, so much heavier than I remembered. His blood soaked through my shirt, hot and thick, and I could feel his life slipping away in my arms.“Stay with me,” I begged. My voice trembled. “Please, don’t do this. Don’t leave.”His eyes fluttered open, cloudy but aware. “Alpha…”“I’m her

Gracie’s POVThe cell door slammed shut behind me with a loud, final thud. The sound echoed through the empty hall like a punishment.I stood still for a moment, staring at the rough stone walls, trying to catch my breath. My legs shook, and I felt the weight of my swollen belly pulling me down. I slowly lowered myself onto the cold floor, pressing my back against the wall.The pain in my body was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.Tears slid down my cheeks, silent and steady. I didn’t even wipe them away.Everything had fallen apart.Lucien had locked me up. My father was dead. My sister was gone. I had trusted Darren, and now people were paying for my mistake with blood. And worst of all, I had betrayed the one man who ever truly saw me. My father. By hiding everything about Darren from.him. I held my stomach with both hands, whispering softly, “I’m so sorry.”The silence in the cell was thick. The air was cold. But the tiny flutter inside me reminded me that I was not alone

Kael’s POV“Can I trust Damian like that?” I whispered, mostly to myself. But Aria was there beside me. I looked at her, hoping she’d say something, give me a sign, anything to tell me I wasn’t overthinking. But she wasn’t looking at me.Her eyes stared ahead, unfocused. Her mind was far away. Maybe still trapped in everything we had just gone through, the blindness, the running, the fear. Or maybe she was thinking about the pup. Our pup.“So now that you’re in, let’s plan how to launch an attack on the Moon Croft pack,” Damian said, his voice confident and cold, like he’d already made the decision for us.Just like that?I blinked, trying to understand what was happening. One moment we were hiding in a cave, scared and wounded. Now we were planning war?No, fir now, I have a lot of things to lose, and I don't want to lose anyone now— Aria and my unborn pup. “We just finalized our agreement…” I muttered, still staring at Aria. “And you already want to attack?”Damian crossed his arm

Gracie’s POVI stood up from the cold floor of the cell, my back aching from the hard stone beneath me. My legs trembled slightly, weak from days of sitting with barely any movement. The chains were gone, but the prison was still very real.The iron door towered in front of me, sealed from the outside. I reached for the bars and gripped them tightly, pressing my forehead against the cold metal. I didn’t know how many days had passed. Maybe weeks. Time had stopped making sense a long time ago.Even my mother hadn’t been allowed to visit me.And Tavin… my brother. He wasn’t even strong enough to fight for me. Or maybe he gave up.I didn’t know which was worse.They said I had caused too much pain. That my actions led to my father’s death, Beta Alvarick, the man I had once admired more than anyone in the world.I wasn’t allowed to see him. I didn’t get to say goodbye. I didn’t even know if there had been a funeral. I didn’t even know where he was buried.The thought made my chest tighten

Gracie’s POVI couldn’t breathe.Pain shot through my body, stronger than anything I’d ever felt before. My eyes widened, and I looked down, gasping. Warm water ran down my legs.No. Not now.We are in the midst of something important, Kael must follow me back to the pack, that's the promise I made when I was about to leave the cell. Alpha Lucien promised me that I would be release if I could bring him back alive. I staggered, holding my stomach. “No, no, no…please not now,” I whispered, but the pain didn’t stop. It grew sharper, stronger, deeper.Then I looked up, and saw her.Aria.She was hunched over, holding her belly just like me. Her face twisted in pain. She let out a cry, one that made my skin crawl, not because I hated her, but because I knew what it meant.We were both in labor.At the same time.Kael’s head snapped around. “Aria!” he yelled, rushing toward her.Of course, he went to her. Not to me. I was the one who didn't carried his child. I was the one suffering. And s