All Chapters of MARKED BY DECEPTION : Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

LILA'S POV When I entered Rowan's room he was sitting against the headboard with his injured side covered, looking through something on his phone when I knocked lightly against the open door. He looked up almost immediately, and for a second neither of us said anything.Things were still strange between us.I was still angry with him. I understood why he had kept the truth from me, but understanding it didn't erase the fact that he had known who I was to him from the night my father died and had watched me make decisions based on a lie."I need to talk to you."He put his phone down. "About Theo?"I nodded and stepped inside."Kai found out that Theo was already here before my father died." I said carefully omitting Selene's involvement.Rowan's expression changed slightly. "I know."I stopped. “ Detective Elias told me just this morning"I stared at him for a second before remembering that he had made him run a private investigations along side the one we were running that night abo

LILA'S POVThe news hit me like a punch to the gut. Even though Selene had warned me they fought, hearing Theo say Kai was locked up made me want to throw up. I had to pretend I was just shocked, not terrified for him."Betraying the pack?" I asked, my voice shaking a little. "What did he do?"Theo watched me carefully, checking my face for any reaction. "He was the one behind the threats against you," Theo lied smoothly. "He helped set up your kidnapping, Lila. He worked with our enemies."I couldn't believe how easily he lied. He was turning Kai, the person who actually tried to help me into the bad guy.."That... I can't believe it," I whispered. "Kai?""People change, Lila," Theo said softly, pulling me into a tight hug. "You're safe now. You don't have to think about him ever again."I nodded against his chest, biting the inside of my cheek so I wouldn't scream. When he pulled back, I tried to sound reasonable without making him suspect anything."What's going to happen to him n

LILA'S POVI didn't wait for morning. I couldn't. Every minute I sat in my room with Rowan’s words echoing in my head it felt like the mansion itself was trying to choke me.Theo was in the study, sitting behind the massive dark wood desk that used to belong to my father. He didn't even look up from his papers when I walked in, though I knew he smelled me the second I crossed the threshold."Lila," he said softly, tossing his pen onto the blotter. "You should be resting.""Where were you the night my father died?"The question hung in the quiet room.Theo didn't flinch. He slowly leaned back in the heavy leather chair, his dark eyes fixing on mine. "We’ve been over this, Lila. I was out of the country at that time. You know that.""Stop lying," I whispered, my voice shaking despite every attempt to hold it steady. "You weren't out of the country. You were at the Cross Roads Inn."A subtle shift happened in his face. His posture didn't change, but his gaze sharpened, "Where did you hea

ROWAN'S POVI pulled the leather strap of my holstered knife across my shoulder, I looked around me, eight of my top men moved in in silence. I wasn't waiting for the twenty-four-hour clock to run out. I never intended to."Is the team in position?" I asked, my voice low"They're posted half a mile from the Moretti property line," Thomas replied, cinching his belt. "Theo doubled the guard on the main gates, but the old drainage grid along the east side is clear. We can breach it in ten minutes." "I want him alive if possible. But if he raises a barrel, I'll put him down myself."The iron door creaked open, and Selene stepped into the room. Her eyes were red with tears, her dark hair hastily tied back. She took one look at the weapons on the bench, then locked eyes with me."You're going right now," she said. It wasn't a question.I didn't pause as I zipped my coat. "Lila is trapped in a house with the bastard who murdered her father. I gave her enough time to realize she can't handle

ROWAN'S POVWe parked the trucks half a mile down the road. I hopped down into the floor. The air smelled like fresh rain, Theo had posted guards every fifty yards along the perimeter line, but they were sloppy. He had them focused on the main road, expecting a formal visit.Idiot"Do not give them any warnings," I said quietly, looking back at Thomas and the rest of my men. Their eyes were already changing, gold washing over their irises as their wolves pushed close to the surface. "We clear a path straight to the main house. Anyone who raises a hand goes down."We moved through the thick brush without a sound. Before the guy on the left even turned his head, Thomas hit him from behind, driving him face-first into a steel post. The guy went limp in the mud without a sound.The second guy opened his mouth to howl, but I was already over the wire.I grabbed his throat, my nails lengthening into sharp claws that bit right into his skin. I slammed him back against the fence hard enough t