Semua Bab Alpha Rafael: Chasing My Ex Wife: Bab 161 - Bab 170

RAFAELThe moon goddess knows how fucking excited I was when she told me she was pregnant.It was like every ounce of anger, betrayal, and silence I'd been holding onto just cracked. Crumbled. Dissolved.The thought of her carrying my pup, our pup, inside her... and this time, I'd be here. I'd do it right. No missed years. No regrets.Goddess, kill me already... That was more than a dream come true. That was everything.But that excitement? It died the moment the Pack doctor opened his damn mouth.I swear my entire world stopped spinning.Why the hell does everything in my life have to be so fucking complicated?Why can't I have peace just once, just fucking once?My hands curl into fists, knuckles white, jaw tight enough to crack. I don't want her to see it, but I'm spiraling inside.She almost died. She and the baby.And I couldn't do a damn thing about it.I sit by her bedside, staring at her pale skin, her fragile breaths, and that IV tube taped to her arm. My Lila, the strongest

LILAI'm over the moon. Why?Because Rafael granted me the one thing I asked for, he released her.And that alone feels like a weight lifted. He's already juggling a thousand things, Pack affairs, meetings with the Seers, searching for a way to break this curse that's slowly bleeding me from the inside, and still, he did this for me. For us.Nicklaus has been a rock too, He's been cracking skulls diving headfirst into decoding the damn tattoo marking and figuring out what the hell it means for Ava and whatever bigger picture we're all tangled in. I know he's spread thin, but he hasn't once complained. And Ava? Goddess, that girl's been through enough already. I can't afford to unload more on her plate. Mostly when she's just finding her footing again.And Theo... yeah. That's another mountain I'll have to climb soon. But first, it's her.My mother. My mind is made up, I'm going to see her today. Maybe we'll talk like we used to. Maybe I'll get back the version of her that used to brai

AVAThe full moon isn't something I had expected to come so fast...Having Nicklaus sleep by my side all night cuddling me was everything I needed... His smell, his poetic words that's so funny In a cute way.A lot has been happening, a damn lot, and knows what's likely to happen next? Lila, we have to live with the worry of whatever stupid curse was eating her up.Oh damn! I'm fully awaken by Nicklaus sudden jerk, and some strange howl... "It's the full moon," he announces... Full moon?It's late night and... Each words seizes... The full moon where I finally get to find my wolf and then I shapeshift for the first time... And finally have these stupid soul pact broken?I'm more than excited... More than petrified... I mean if there's anything I wanted so badly was to get my hook off from Theo."Let's go, Phoenix, it's your call..." His voice is subtle as he stood up, voice hoarse and eyes still sleep filled. I could tell that he was much anxious as I am too.We're heading outside.

LILAIt's been a week since Mom's strange, unexpected death.Rafael has been nothing short of amazing-protective, sweet, and patient, like the dream version of a dad you wish on shooting stars for. And Derrick... he's slowly getting used to calling me "Mom." Sometimes he still slips and says "Aunt Lila," or even mistakes Ava for his mom, but I get it. He's a child caught in the mess of grown-up decisions. It'll take time-and I've got nothing but time for him.Three weeks into this pregnancy, and Rafael's been obsessed with the idea of seeing a bump. Like he checks every morning, half-expecting to see a basketball under my shirt. It's adorable, but I already know-he's going to wish the baby came with a mute button once the crying kicks in. That man is ready to be a father, but nothing prepares you for 3 a.m. screams.But today... today feels heavier.I think I'm finally ready to see Theo.The moon goddess knows I had zero intentions of ever stepping into the same room as that man. But

NICKLAUSI still can't believe the bastard has a wife and a kid. It makes my skin crawl.Telling Ava? It might break her, not in that way, but of course she was going to regret falling for his schemes and lies. But that's the thing about stepping into the role of the villain, you start digging. You pull up everything, turn every stone, find every damn thread you can use.And the Moon Goddess knows I didn't plan for them to die. Not at first. Who knows someone can change so fast?When Theo wouldn't budge, when he kept taunting, kept smiling like he rule and controls, it was like something dark took root inside me. Grew fast. Hungry. And for a second, I was ready to take the shot. To light the match.It's rational to think he wouldn't risk them. I mean family comes first. Most men wouldn't. But with someone as twisted as the Cooper bloodline? Logic goes out the window. They're a bunch of psychopathic 'crazies' that seems to escape from an asylum.It's a fucking miracle Lila made it out