All Chapters of The Alpha’s Mistake: Lila’s Rise from Rejection: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

LILAThe treehouse smelled like cedar and pine varnish. The fresh paint still clung to the air. I leaned back against the wooden beam, watching Gavin crawl across the floor on his hands and knees, pretending to be a mountain lion. His giggles bounced off the newly polished walls, mixing with birdson

Reid met my eyes. A silent warning buried in his casual expression. Keep watching. Don’t relax yet.Then he gave a lazy nod and said, “I’ll do another sweep of the perimeter. Can’t be too careful these days.”Tyler tossed him a two-finger salute. “Tell Caelan to double-check the west fence. Heard a

What?A pause. Then Dominic’s voice, low and commanding, like oil sliding over stone. “She confronted you about Micah? Good. That means you did your job right.”My breath caught. I’d known Thomas was slippery. Dominic didn’t surprise me, I loved that I had gotten evidence.Another voice joined in Ge

By the time I made it to our room, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to scream, cry, or vanish entirely.But of course, the door swung open behind me not five minutes later.Tyler.Still dressed in the dark gray shirt he wore for meetings, sleeves rolled up like nothing had happened. His expression unreadab

I sit up carefully, pressing the sheet to my chest. My clothes are folded neatly on the old wooden chair across the room. His doing, not mine.It was tender. He was kind. But it was a mistake.I turn and look at Gavin, curled on a pile of blankets in the corner, hugging his stuffed fox. He looks pea