chapter 120

Chapter 120: Forced SurrenderEnzo's I sat on the edge of the velvet couch, my hands clasped tightly between my knees. I stared straight ahead, but I wasn't looking at the expensive paintings on the wall.I was looking at Desmond.He sat across from me, leaning back with a look of total victory. He didn't say anything at first. He just watched me. He had that same smile on his face, the one that made my skin crawl every time I saw it.It was a look of someone who knew they had already won.I kept my mouth shut. I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of hearing my voice shake. I stayed silent, trying to slow my breathing.Next to me, Ren was a different story. He stood as stiff as a board, his eyes fixed on Desmond’s throat. I could feel the heat radiating off him. He looked like he was ready to leap across the coffee table and kill the demon right there. His knuckles were white where he gripped his own arms.The room was too quiet. The only sound was the faint ticking of a clock

chapter 121

Chapter 121Noah's I sat there on the cold floor, completely frozen, not knowing what to do. My mind spun with dark, terrifying thoughts. Was this the end for me? Would I really die here in this dark room, and would my child die right along with me?I couldn't stop wondering if Enzo’s mom would actually go through with her threat and kill me. She hated me so much, and she looked at me with so much disgust that I truly believed she was capable of ending my life right then and there.Just then, the heavy silence in the room was shattered by the sharp sound of her phone ringing. The noise made me jump.Enzo's mom reached into her pocket, pulled out the device, and answered it. She listened to the person on the other end for a few moments without saying a word.Slowly, a cruel smile spread across her face. She ended the call and slipped the phone back into her pocket. She turned her cold eyes back to me, walked over to where I was tied up, and reached down.With a quick, sharp motion, sh

chapter 122

Chapter 122Noah's I sat upright against the pillows of the hospital bed, my eyes moving back and forth between Enzo and the man he called Leo. The small clinic room felt incredibly cramped with two people Enzo the powerful Alpha and the stranger standing near the doorway.My heart was still beating fast from the terror on the road, and now a completely new wave of worry washed over me. I looked at the tight, hard lines of Enzo's shoulders and then at Leo's calm, unbothered face.I sat there looking at them, and I wondered if something was going to go wrong again. It felt like every single time I finally found a moment of safety, a new disaster appeared out of nowhere to tear my life apart.It happened just like that with Desmond, and I could not shake the dread from my mind.In fact, not seeing Desmond for a while was the happiest thing that had ever happened to me since this entire nightmare started. I had enjoyed that short break from his cruelty more than anything.But with what

chapter 123

Chapter 123Noah's I stood in the center of the bedroom, my body trembling as I stared at Desmond lounging on our bed. A wave of intense heat rushed through my chest, and I felt completely angry as I looked at him.For a second, I really wanted to step forward, hit him hard across his face, and ask him if he even knew how much danger my life had been in today. My baby had almost died because of his twisted games, and yet he was sitting here drinking wine as if it were a joke. I wanted to scream at him, to force him off the mattress, but my body was too weak from the stress.Enzo must have felt the fury radiating off me. He looked down at my face, and his own expression turned into something incredibly dark and protective. He slowly put me down on my feet, making sure I was steady enough to stand on the floor.The moment my feet hit the ground, I watched as he walked toward Desmond with fast, heavy strides. He reached down and grabbed him tightly by the front of his shirt collar, drag

chapter 124

Chapter 124Noah's The drive away from the boundaries of Enzo’s pack territory was entirely dark and quiet. I kept my head pressed against the cool glass of the passenger window, watching the trees pass by in the night.My mind was completely numb, yet my heart felt like it had been torn into small pieces. Every time I closed my eyes, I could only hear Desmond’s mocking voice talking about his first time with Enzo.The betrayal felt like a heavy weight crushing my chest. I couldn't believe Enzo had actually done that to me, no matter what the reason was.After what felt like hours, the car finally slowed down. We turned down a long, private driveway surrounded by thick trees. I straightened up in my seat and looked through the front windshield.I watched as Leo got out of the car after parking, and I looked up at the massive building in front of us. He had brought me to a house that was incredibly large. It stood tall against the night sky, and its structure was very close to the siz

chapter 125

Chapter 125Noah's The next day, I sat on the edge of the bed for a long time, staring blankly at the wooden floorboards.I tried to remember every single word I had heard the previous night. The whispered conversation between Leo and Jack kept repeating in my head, making my stomach twist into a tight knot. Was it just a vivid dream born from my stress, or was I actually starting to lose my mind from everything that had happened?The idea that I could share a mate bond with Leo—the worst enemy of my own mate—felt completely impossible.Before I could think about it any deeper, a sharp knock on the bedroom door broke the quietness of the room.I cleared my throat. "Come in," I called out.The door opened slowly, and I saw it was the other guy from yesterday. Today, he had a pleasant smile on his face, though his eyes still looked curious as he looked at me.“Leo wants me to help,” he said, leaning against the doorframe. “He wants you to come downstairs for breakfast. Everything is al