All Chapters of The Alpha’s Mistake: Lila’s Rise from Rejection: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“This feels normal,” he said quietly.I paused, looking down at the bowl in my hands. “It does.”“And it shouldn’t, right?”I nodded. “Not yet.”He didn’t argue. Just watched me add chocolate chips.The oven clicked on. The scent of warm sugar filled the room. Gavin wandered in and flopped dramatica

I took them, automatically. The fabric was still warm from his hands. Pale blue, soft grey, lace hems. My breath caught and my fingers stiffened, I knew these clothes. A slanted neckline on the top, a tiny moth-shaped tear I’d mended for her once, laughing at how clumsy she was with her laundry. Lav

I frowned. “I don’t know.”“It looks cool,” he whispered, already drifting closer.As we stepped beneath it, I felt something tug in my chest. The energy was faint but familiar. My fingers brushed the ladder’s wood, and the truth clicked into place like a puzzle piece I didn’t know I was missing.Ly

“No, baby. Nothing like that.” I pushed a curl from his forehead and smiled. “I just wanted to ask you something.”He sat up straighter, like he was bracing for bad news.I hated how quick he was to do that now.“So,” I began slowly, “there’s a school here like the one back home with other kids your

I stood at the top of the staircase, fingers clenched around the railing, watching people arrive.Lords and ladies, ambassadors from distant territories, warriors in gleaming leathers and elders in ceremonial cloaks. Everyone dressed in polished finery, whispering as they walked in, some politely cu