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Chapter 151 Planning the Vow Renewal

Dylan's POV I stared at the threatening photo Nadia handed me and felt rage boil in my chest. Garrett had crossed out our faces like we were already dead. The message was clear. He was coming for us. “Call the police," I said. "Already did. They are sending someone over." "And James. We need to increase security." Nadia nodded but her hands were shaking. I pulled her close and held her as tightly as my still-healing chest would allow. "He will not win," I whispered. "I will not let him destroy what we have rebuilt." The police took the photo and note as evidence. They promised to investigate but we both knew Garrett was too smart to leave fingerprints. James doubled the security patrols around our property and installed more cameras. But I refused to let fear control us. We had survived too much to hide now.

Chapter 152 The Vow Renewal Day

Nadia's POV I woke up on my vow renewal day with my stomach in knots. Fear and excitement tangled together until I could not tell them apart. Today I would recommit to Dylan in front of our pack and our children. Today I would choose him again despite everything we had survived. And today Garrett might try to kill us. Luna arrived early to help me get ready. We were at my childhood home where I had gotten ready for my first wedding fifteen years ago. The familiarity was comforting even with armed guards stationed outside. "You okay?" Luna asked as she zipped up my dress. "Terrified. But in a good way mostly." The dress was simpler than my original wedding gown but beautiful. Elegant and age-appropriate for a woman renewing vows after fifteen years of marriage. It was cream colored with lace sleeves and a flowing skirt that moved when I walked.

Chapter 153 The Final Confrontation

Dylan's POV Time slowed to a crawl. I saw Garrett's finger tighten on the trigger. I saw the rifle aimed directly at Nadia's chest. I saw the trajectory and knew with absolute certainty that if he fired she would die. I did not think. I just moved. I threw myself between Nadia and the gun just as Garrett fired. The bullet slammed into my shoulder and hot pain exploded through my body. I heard Nadia scream as I went down but I stayed conscious. The pain was nothing compared to the relief that she was safe. Pack warriors swarmed Garrett before he could get off another shot. He fought back swinging the rifle like a club but he was outnumbered twenty to one. Within seconds they had him on the ground. Someone kicked the rifle away and others pinned his arms behind his back. "Dylan! Oh god, Dylan!" Nadia was on her knees beside me. Her hands pressed against my blee

Chapter 154 Justice

Nadia's POVGarrett Kane faced trial under pack law three days after the shooting. I sat in the front row of the council chamber watching him stand before the Alliance Council in chains. Five Alphas presided over the proceedings including Roman who had flown in specifically for this trial.The evidence was overwhelming. Attempted murder during a sacred ceremony. Poisoning an Alpha with the intent to kill. Stalking a Luna across state lines. Tampering with vehicle brakes that endangered children. Each charge was read aloud and with each one, my hands clenched tighter in my lap.Dylan sat beside me, his hand warm over mine. His shoulder was still bandaged beneath his shirt but he insisted on being here. As Alpha, he had a responsibility to see justice served.James presented the evidence methodically. Security footage from the vow renewal showing Garrett with the rifle. Medical records documenting Dylan's poisoning. Phone records proving Garrett's stalking. Witness testimony from pack m

Chapter 155 The Third Time's The Charm

Dylan's POVThree months had passed since Garrett's execution. My shoulder had healed completely and the scar was just a thin line beneath my shirt. The kids had been going to therapy twice a week to process the violence they witnessed. Elena still had nightmares sometimes but they were getting less frequent. The twins talked about the "bad man" less and less. Ethan was too young to remember, thank goodness.Life had stabilized. We fell back into our normal routines. School runs and pack meetings. Family dinners and bedtime stories. The terror that had dominated our lives for so long finally faded into the background.And we were ready to try the vow renewal again.This time we kept it even smaller. Just immediate family and Luna with Kael. No big ceremony and no audience. Just us and the people who mattered most.We held it in our backyard on a Saturday morning in early spring. The weather was perfect with clear skies and a warm breeze. James helped me set up a simple arch covered in

Chapter 156 The Pregnancy Announcement

Nadia's POVTelling the kids about the pregnancy was both exciting and terrifying. We gathered everyone in the living room the morning after the vow renewal for what Dylan called a family meeting. The kids settled onto the couch with varying degrees of attention. Elena sat up straight immediately alert. The twins wiggled around unable to stay still. Ethan sat in my lap chewing on his favorite stuffed bear.Elena's eyes narrowed at us. At ten years old she was perceptive enough to sense when something big was coming. "Are we moving?" she asked worriedly."No sweetheart," I said quickly. "We have good news. You are going to have another baby brother or sister."Silence. Elena's eyes went wide."Another baby?" she repeated slowly. "Like Ethan?""Yes exactly like Ethan. Mama has a baby growing in her belly right now."Lyra jumped up excitedly. "A baby! A baby!"Aiden looked confused. "Where is it?""In Mama's tummy," Elena explained patiently. "It is really tiny right now but it will grow

Chapter 157 The Scare

Dylan's POVThe emergency room was too bright and too quiet. Nadia sat on the examination table gripping my hand hard enough to hurt. Her face was pale and her eyes were red from crying. A nurse had taken her vitals and told us a doctor would be in soon. Soon felt like forever."It will be okay," I said but my voice sounded hollow even to my own ears."You do not know that."She was right. I did not know. All I could do was stand there and hold her hand and pray that our baby was still alive.The doctor finally came in with an ultrasound machine. She was young with kind eyes and a calm demeanor that I found both comforting and terrifying. "Let us take a look and see what is going on," she said gently.Nadia lay back on the table and lifted her shirt. The doctor squeezed cold gel onto her stomach and pressed the ultrasound wand against her skin. The screen flickered to life showing grainy black and white images that meant nothing to me.The technician was quiet. Too quiet. She moved th

Chapter 158 Elena's Struggles

Nadia's POVI pulled Elena into my arms and held her while she cried. Her small body shook with sobs and each one felt like a knife to my heart. Fury built inside me hot and sharp. Not at my daughter but at the children who would say such cruel things to a ten-year-old. At the parents who raised kids who thought it was acceptable to bully, gossip, and judge."Those kids are wrong," I said firmly once her crying had quieted to sniffles. "Ethan is your real brother. Blood does not make family. Love does. Our family is not weird. It is ours. And Elena what happened between Daddy and me has nothing to do with me being a good Luna or a good person.""But they said...""I know what they said. Adults make mistakes. Big ones sometimes. That does not make the children responsible for those mistakes. You are not responsible for what your father and I went through."Elena wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "But they keep saying it. Every day at recess. And now they are saying the new baby

Chapter 159 The Gender Reveal

Dylan's POVAt twenty weeks we had the anatomy scan. Nadia lay on the examination table with her shirt pulled up and her rounded belly exposed. The technician moved the ultrasound wand across her skin and images flickered on the screen. Tiny fingers. A profile. A beating heart."Everything looks perfect," the technician said. "Baby is measuring right on track. All the organs look healthy. Would you like to know the gender?"I looked at Nadia. We had never found out with any of the other kids. We had preferred surprises. The joy of hearing a boy or a girl in the delivery room. But this time felt different."Yes," Nadia said before I could speak. "We want to know."The technician smiled and moved the wand lower. "It is a girl. You are having a daughter."A girl. We were having a daughter. Overwhelming emotion crashed through me. I had Elena of course and I loved her more than life itself. But this baby conceived in healing and renewal felt deeply significant. She represented everything

Chapter 160 Ethan's First Words

Nadia's POVEthan was fourteen months old and had been babbling for months but he had not said clear words yet. I was not worried. Kids develop at their own pace and the pediatrician said he was hitting all his other milestones perfectly. But Elena was determined to teach him.One afternoon I was in the kitchen making lunch when I heard Elena's patient voice coming from the living room. She was playing with Ethan and I could hear her holding up picture cards."Can you say dog? Doggy?"Ethan babbled something that sounded like "ba ba goo.""What about cat? Kitty kitty?"More babbling. I smiled to myself while I spread peanut butter on bread. Elena was such a good big sister.Then I heard her say "Who is this Ethan? Who is this?"And clear as day I heard Ethan say "Mama."I froze. The knife in my hand clattered against the counter.Elena screamed with joy. "HE SAID, MAMA! ETHAN SAID MAMA!"I ran into the living room as fast as my six-month pregnant body would allow. I was waddling now a

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