Chapter 108 The New Born BabyCara's screams echoed through the pack house. They were shrill—keen—hurtful. But they weren't merely the screams of a woman in labor. They were desperate screams. She wasn't merely giving birth to a baby. She was giving birth to a plan. A deception.The pack doctor was already with her. So were two nurses. I had called them when I had found her in her bed earlier, soaked in blood and pain. I couldn't leave her, not even if I wished to.Even if she hated me… even if she wished to kill me.Damon stood by me, silently. Arms crossed, jaw clenched. He'd hardly said anything since we'd gotten there. Only the soft kiss on my cheek as he came in, as if the soft words in my ear had required no words at all: You're the one I chose."She's going to push," the doctor yelled out beyond the open door.We heard it all. The groans. The screams. The nurses' cries, "Breathe." I swallowed hard, my chest strained.And then—The shriek of a newborn baby pierced the clinic.I
Chapter Title: Blood Never Lies(Liam's POV)I didn't tell anyone that I was going.Not Sophia.Not Damon.Not even Cara.I needed to see it for myself. I needed to feel it.Something inside me couldn't rest.Since the time Cara informed me that she was pregnant, my mind hadn't been at peace. At first, she told me it was mine. She begged me to claim it. She cried. She vowed it was the truth. But later, she changed her story—suddenly it was Damon's baby.That's when I realized something was wrong.My wolf didn't trust her.My heart didn't trust her.But nevertheless…What if?What if that child was mine?I needed to know. I needed to see the truth with my own eyes.So I set out from my pack early that morning, before sunrise.I told no one.Not even my father.I crept quietly through the woods. The wind was cold, and the moon still hung low. Each step I took echoed my heartbeat louder. My wolf was restless. He wouldn't settle down inside me. His growl was low, warning, angry.We were c
Chapter Title: The Secret Between Us(Sophia's POV)The moon was at its peak, a quiet witness in the starry night, casting silver shadows over the serene packhouse. Everything around me was still. No laughter. No footsteps. No voices.Only silence.But my heart refused to be quiet.I sat on the edge of the couch, my fingers clenched tightly on the warm mug before me. I hadn't even taken a sip of the tea. It was way past cold. My own thoughts were too loud, too crushing.Cara's words echoed inside my head."He's the father."When she'd said it. something inside of me broke. Like ice breaking under pressure.She lied. Blatantly. Bold.And nobody ever questioned her. Not for an instant.I closed my eyes for a second, attempting to calm the hurricane in my head. But seeing her there, holding the baby, with all the people gathered around her like she was some helpless damsel—it burned itself into my mind. She used that smug expression as a mask, but I could see past it.She was hiding some
Chapter Title: You May Be His Mate, But I Gave Him a Child(Cara's POV)I stood in the hall and observed Sophia.She was standing by the window, looking out like some tranquil queen. Peaceful. Arrogant. Like she owned the universe.But she didn't.She wore Damon's mark, yes.But I carried Damon's baby.That was something.That had to be something.I clenched my fingers in the hem of my dress. I couldn't contain the anger any longer. I had been silent long enough.I walked into the room, slow and methodical. She didn't turn at first, but she sensed I was standing there. I could feel the tension rising like smoke.I closed the door quietly behind me.Then I spoke it."You can be his mate," I told her, my voice gentle but pointed, "but I gave him a child."She slowly turned to face me, her gaze icy."I heard you the first time you lied," she spat. "Why do you keep repeating it?"I smiled, but it was cold. "Because it's true. And even if it's not, it doesn't matter anymore."She crossed h
Chapter Name: His Mother's Decision(Sophia's PO)The sun wasn't beyond the horizon as early as my ear caught a sound of car passing into packhouse driveway.I was still in the kitchen, warming my hands around a cup of tea, when the front door opened.I turned—and there she was.Damon's mother.Tall. Muscular. Her grey hair worn in a tight bun. Her eyes piercing like daggers. She walked in like she owned the place.She did not smile. She did not look at me.She walked straight past me like I wasn't standing there."Where is she?" she demanded of someone in the corridor. "Where's the woman who got my son pregnant?"I didn't move.My hand on the cup clinched. My heart pounded.No one replied, but I already knew where she was going.To Cara's room.I followed her behind, each pace a more reluctant one than the previous one.I stopped at the door. It was open by a fraction. I peered in.Cara sat on the bed, baby in her arms, exhausted but beautiful. And when she spotted Damon's mother, sh
Chapter One hundred and Three : The Breaking Point(Sophia’s POV)I had never felt so small in my life. My heart was heavy, every beat a reminder of how much I had tried to fight for us—for Damon—and how everything seemed to slip through my fingers. I stood there, my mind racing, my hands shaking. Damon’s mother had just thrown me out of the packhouse, and Damon… Damon hadn’t said a word to stop her.I didn’t even know how I ended up in the hallway. I had tried to be strong, to be the mate Damon needed, but nothing felt real anymore. The bond we shared… it felt so distant now.Tears blurred my vision as I walked down the hall, the walls feeling like they were closing in on me. I needed air. I needed to escape this suffocating place, to leave before I lost myself entirely.I heard footsteps behind me. I didn’t have to look to know it was him. Damon.He called my name, his voice thick with regret. “Sophia, wait.”I kept walking, not trusting myself to speak. If I opened my mouth, I fear
Chapter Title: I Said She’s Not Mine(Damon’s POV)I shifted the moment I stepped out of the room. My claws dug into the wall, and my wolf growled inside me, loud and clear.She’s gone. Sophia is gone.And I let this happen.I had blood in my eyes as I stormed through the hallway. Every step I took echoed like thunder. Servants moved out of the way. No one dared stop me.I didn’t slow down. Not until I reached the heart of the pack house.And there she was.Cara.Sitting on the couch like she owned the damn place. Holding that child in her arms like some trophy. My mother beside her, smiling and touching the baby’s hair like she was proud.Proud of a lie.Proud of betrayal.I stood there, watching them for one long second. My chest rose and fell with every breath, but it wasn’t enough to calm me.My wolf was clawing under my skin. Furious.“You look angry,” Cara said sweetly, standing up with the child still in her arms. “Is everything okay?”“Where’s Sophia?” my mother asked next, fr
Chapter 115: I Should Have Been EnoughPOV: SophiaI just walked.I didn't know where I was going. I didn't care.The forest was dark. The wind was cold. My body shuddered, but it was not due to the weather. It was due to the pain. It hurt so much inside my chest. I felt like I couldn't breathe.How did I get here?I was Luna. I was his mate. I was meant to be safe… loved.But now, I was alone.And broken.I Trusted HimDamon was the only one I ever truly trusted.I let my defenses down for him. I offered him my heart. And he let them hurt me. He let her hurt me. Cara stood there, holding that child in her arms like a trophy. She told the whole pack the baby was his. And what did Damon do?Nothing. He said nothing. I should have gone back to my father’s pack, but they warned me, they warned me to send her away, but I didn’tEven when his mother suspected… even when she started accepting Cara like family… Damon said nothing.And I stayed there… a stranger in my own house.Why di
Chapter 116 : She Shouldn't Have Left Alone(Damon's POV)I never knew the silence in a room could be so loud.I remained there, by myself, in the same room where I had last seen her. Sophia. My mate. My Luna.She had walked away with tears in her eyes, pain etched on her face, and I did… nothing.Nothing.I believed she would come back. I really believed she just needed space.We'd been in tougher spots before… hadn't we?But it was different this time.Her silence weighed on me. And with every ticked second, I was iller in my chest.The night air filtered in through the open window. Cold. Quiet.And so was the bed she hadn't returned to.I attempted to convince myself that she'd be fine. She was tough. She could take care of herself.But the truth was—this was on me.I let Cara remain.I let her lie.I stood there like a moron when she clung to that baby and claimed it as mine.And I said nothing.I didn't stop her. I didn't speak the truth.Because the child was strong. The elders
Chapter 115: I Should Have Been EnoughPOV: SophiaI just walked.I didn't know where I was going. I didn't care.The forest was dark. The wind was cold. My body shuddered, but it was not due to the weather. It was due to the pain. It hurt so much inside my chest. I felt like I couldn't breathe.How did I get here?I was Luna. I was his mate. I was meant to be safe… loved.But now, I was alone.And broken.I Trusted HimDamon was the only one I ever truly trusted.I let my defenses down for him. I offered him my heart. And he let them hurt me. He let her hurt me. Cara stood there, holding that child in her arms like a trophy. She told the whole pack the baby was his. And what did Damon do?Nothing. He said nothing. I should have gone back to my father’s pack, but they warned me, they warned me to send her away, but I didn’tEven when his mother suspected… even when she started accepting Cara like family… Damon said nothing.And I stayed there… a stranger in my own house.Why di
Chapter Title: I Said She’s Not Mine(Damon’s POV)I shifted the moment I stepped out of the room. My claws dug into the wall, and my wolf growled inside me, loud and clear.She’s gone. Sophia is gone.And I let this happen.I had blood in my eyes as I stormed through the hallway. Every step I took echoed like thunder. Servants moved out of the way. No one dared stop me.I didn’t slow down. Not until I reached the heart of the pack house.And there she was.Cara.Sitting on the couch like she owned the damn place. Holding that child in her arms like some trophy. My mother beside her, smiling and touching the baby’s hair like she was proud.Proud of a lie.Proud of betrayal.I stood there, watching them for one long second. My chest rose and fell with every breath, but it wasn’t enough to calm me.My wolf was clawing under my skin. Furious.“You look angry,” Cara said sweetly, standing up with the child still in her arms. “Is everything okay?”“Where’s Sophia?” my mother asked next, fr
Chapter One hundred and Three : The Breaking Point(Sophia’s POV)I had never felt so small in my life. My heart was heavy, every beat a reminder of how much I had tried to fight for us—for Damon—and how everything seemed to slip through my fingers. I stood there, my mind racing, my hands shaking. Damon’s mother had just thrown me out of the packhouse, and Damon… Damon hadn’t said a word to stop her.I didn’t even know how I ended up in the hallway. I had tried to be strong, to be the mate Damon needed, but nothing felt real anymore. The bond we shared… it felt so distant now.Tears blurred my vision as I walked down the hall, the walls feeling like they were closing in on me. I needed air. I needed to escape this suffocating place, to leave before I lost myself entirely.I heard footsteps behind me. I didn’t have to look to know it was him. Damon.He called my name, his voice thick with regret. “Sophia, wait.”I kept walking, not trusting myself to speak. If I opened my mouth, I fear
Chapter Name: His Mother's Decision(Sophia's PO)The sun wasn't beyond the horizon as early as my ear caught a sound of car passing into packhouse driveway.I was still in the kitchen, warming my hands around a cup of tea, when the front door opened.I turned—and there she was.Damon's mother.Tall. Muscular. Her grey hair worn in a tight bun. Her eyes piercing like daggers. She walked in like she owned the place.She did not smile. She did not look at me.She walked straight past me like I wasn't standing there."Where is she?" she demanded of someone in the corridor. "Where's the woman who got my son pregnant?"I didn't move.My hand on the cup clinched. My heart pounded.No one replied, but I already knew where she was going.To Cara's room.I followed her behind, each pace a more reluctant one than the previous one.I stopped at the door. It was open by a fraction. I peered in.Cara sat on the bed, baby in her arms, exhausted but beautiful. And when she spotted Damon's mother, sh
Chapter Title: You May Be His Mate, But I Gave Him a Child(Cara's POV)I stood in the hall and observed Sophia.She was standing by the window, looking out like some tranquil queen. Peaceful. Arrogant. Like she owned the universe.But she didn't.She wore Damon's mark, yes.But I carried Damon's baby.That was something.That had to be something.I clenched my fingers in the hem of my dress. I couldn't contain the anger any longer. I had been silent long enough.I walked into the room, slow and methodical. She didn't turn at first, but she sensed I was standing there. I could feel the tension rising like smoke.I closed the door quietly behind me.Then I spoke it."You can be his mate," I told her, my voice gentle but pointed, "but I gave him a child."She slowly turned to face me, her gaze icy."I heard you the first time you lied," she spat. "Why do you keep repeating it?"I smiled, but it was cold. "Because it's true. And even if it's not, it doesn't matter anymore."She crossed h
Chapter Title: The Secret Between Us(Sophia's POV)The moon was at its peak, a quiet witness in the starry night, casting silver shadows over the serene packhouse. Everything around me was still. No laughter. No footsteps. No voices.Only silence.But my heart refused to be quiet.I sat on the edge of the couch, my fingers clenched tightly on the warm mug before me. I hadn't even taken a sip of the tea. It was way past cold. My own thoughts were too loud, too crushing.Cara's words echoed inside my head."He's the father."When she'd said it. something inside of me broke. Like ice breaking under pressure.She lied. Blatantly. Bold.And nobody ever questioned her. Not for an instant.I closed my eyes for a second, attempting to calm the hurricane in my head. But seeing her there, holding the baby, with all the people gathered around her like she was some helpless damsel—it burned itself into my mind. She used that smug expression as a mask, but I could see past it.She was hiding some
Chapter Title: Blood Never Lies(Liam's POV)I didn't tell anyone that I was going.Not Sophia.Not Damon.Not even Cara.I needed to see it for myself. I needed to feel it.Something inside me couldn't rest.Since the time Cara informed me that she was pregnant, my mind hadn't been at peace. At first, she told me it was mine. She begged me to claim it. She cried. She vowed it was the truth. But later, she changed her story—suddenly it was Damon's baby.That's when I realized something was wrong.My wolf didn't trust her.My heart didn't trust her.But nevertheless…What if?What if that child was mine?I needed to know. I needed to see the truth with my own eyes.So I set out from my pack early that morning, before sunrise.I told no one.Not even my father.I crept quietly through the woods. The wind was cold, and the moon still hung low. Each step I took echoed my heartbeat louder. My wolf was restless. He wouldn't settle down inside me. His growl was low, warning, angry.We were c
Chapter 108 The New Born BabyCara's screams echoed through the pack house. They were shrill—keen—hurtful. But they weren't merely the screams of a woman in labor. They were desperate screams. She wasn't merely giving birth to a baby. She was giving birth to a plan. A deception.The pack doctor was already with her. So were two nurses. I had called them when I had found her in her bed earlier, soaked in blood and pain. I couldn't leave her, not even if I wished to.Even if she hated me… even if she wished to kill me.Damon stood by me, silently. Arms crossed, jaw clenched. He'd hardly said anything since we'd gotten there. Only the soft kiss on my cheek as he came in, as if the soft words in my ear had required no words at all: You're the one I chose."She's going to push," the doctor yelled out beyond the open door.We heard it all. The groans. The screams. The nurses' cries, "Breathe." I swallowed hard, my chest strained.And then—The shriek of a newborn baby pierced the clinic.I