Rachel remembered her from when she came to the school and helped Lila with the bake sales. She’s always been very nice, but Rachel was confused as to why she wanted to speak to her. When Deanna’s eyes found Rachel, her gaze softened, and her expression shifted into what seemed like sadness. Or ma
The guards outside the cell huffed with displeasure, making Dee roll her eyes. “Don’t let them get to you,” Dee murmured, grasping Rachel’s hand. “Eat up and get some rest.” “Thank you, Dee,” Rachel breathed, giving her a small smile. It was the first time Rachel smiled in days; actually, it w
Lila’s POV I flew out of bed before Enzo could say anything or attempt to stop me. I quickly got dressed, putting on a comfortable blouse and skirt instead of that dress and then I threw my dark curls not a bun. “What time are they going to be here?” I asked as I quickly adjusted myself and made
We didn’t know for certain whether she was safe or not and I knew that scared him. But I trusted that my father wouldn’t bring her here without knowing for certain if it was safe. Before Enzo could reach me, I began to run toward Rachel, watching as her entire body froze. Just as I reached her
There was also salad, an assortment of veggies, and fruit. Enzo was at the buffet table, waiting for those in front of him to finish collecting their food. I loved how he doesn’t favor himself above his pack members. He doesn’t even have a designated table in his own community dining hall. He sm
Lila’s POV I sat frozen in my seat as everyone stared at me with gaping mouths. Allie, who was confused, stared around at everyone’s faces with a timid frown on her face. “I’m sorry…. Did I say something wrong?” She asked, glancing down at me. I wanted to say something, but no words came to
I was excited to see my friends again and have everything go back to normal. As that thought surfaced in my mind, I glanced at my belly, which was currently still flat. I guess things weren’t ever going to be normal again. I placed my fingers on my belly. Things were forever changing, and they w
I laughed, pleased that she was sounding like her old self again. I didn’t realize how much I missed her until this moment. I gave Enzo another kiss before pulling away from him. “Yes,” I said, breathlessly. “Let’s go.” Enzo went back to his faculty house, and I walked with Rachel back to the
“Did you hear?” Bri asked, a hint of a smile on her lips. “That my son was kissing your daughter?” I asked, raising my eyebrows as I looked down at a very red-faced Kayla. Bri nodded, and then we both glanced at Asher who was staring at Kayla with a pained expression on his face. Awe, my littl
I smiled and nodded as I stepped around her and back down the stage. As I walked back to my seat, my eyes glazed over at Enzo who was beaming at me. My heart swelled at the sight of him smiling. I could see how proud he was in his eyes, and it instantly made me teary. How was it possible to love s
Lila’s POV “Today marks a new beginning. It is a chance to redevelop ourselves and tell the universe the kind of people we want to be. Today marks our many successes and our many failures. A chance for us to screw up and then redeem ourselves. A chance for us to fall in love all over again. Today
I smiled at my toddler as I placed him in his highchair. “Pancakes it is,” I said fondly as I went over to the freezer and pulled out the pack of frozen mini pancakes. I put a few on a plate and popped them into the microwave. After I sent the timer, I made both Asher and Coope a juice cup and I
Lila’s POV 2 years later Asher woke me up bright and early as he did every morning. He’s lucky I love him so much. Enzo wasn’t in bed when I woke up, which made me worried for about 2 seconds before I remembered that he told me he had to clean up his stuff from the arena that morning. It was
She held up a light blue bear with a polka dot bow tie. This was the only toy that could get Cooper to sleep. “Oh, goddess,” I said with my face warming. If I couldn’t even remember my son’s bear, how was I going to do motherhood? Enzo took the bear from my mother and then went to pick up the
Lila’s POV “They are both Volana wolves?” I whispered, staring at the pups. My mother and Diana brought me the twins so that I could see for myself. When I was met with two pairs of violet eyes and two pairs of blue eyes, my heart swelled with joy. Tears instantly filled my eyes as I held my two
Enzo smiled at my words and then he cleared his throat before he began to speak. “I will always be your protector,” he said in return. “I’ll do whatever I have to keep my family safe. You, Cooper, and Asher, are my family. I will never let anything happen to you three. I know these last couple of
Corrinne and Flynn rushed to my bedside to look at their nephews. “They are so cute,” Corrinne whispered. “Lila!” I heard Bri say as she rushed toward me and threw her arms around my body. “You had us all so scared.” “I’m sorry to worry you guys,” I said through my tears, smiling up at Becca a