blinding
orward, gently rubbing her belly, and pulled my bathrobe closed for me. Then she leaned in and
Tahlia, while Bastian was busy suspecting you and Zephyr of spending three days and nights in bed together were doing exactly that.” She paused, letting the words sink in. “The baby in my belly is three months along Its
My entire body went rigid.
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Chapter 3
So while I was losing my child and securing a massive deal for Bastian’s pack, he was tangled up with an omega And
they’d made a baby.
No wonder he’d barely touched me after I came back from Novara. My body hadn’t fully recovered, and I’d been foolishly relieved that I didn’t have to make excuses to turn him down. It never once crossed my mind that the reason he wasn’t touching me was because he had another woman. Because he didn’t trust my ability or my integrity.
I wiped the wine from my face and laughed until tears spilled from my eyes.
Bastian was so furious that a vein throbbed on his forehead. He pointed a trembling finger at me and finally spat out two words: “Absolutely shameless! How can you stand there and laugh?”
He was the one putting a green hat on his own head Why should I feel any shame?
“You’re the one who likes watching me get cozy with other men. I’m just giving you what you want.”
I ignored him and walked toward the elevator that led to the hotel’s top floor. Bastian charged after me, scooped me up by the waist, and hissed through clenched teeth. Tahlia! You win. But if you ever touch another man besides me for the rest of your life, I will end him.”
I caught his gaze dropping to the glimpse of skin at my chest, burning with something unmistakable. The moment I felt his arousal, my stomach turned. Revulsion gave me the strength to thrash against him, but the harder I struggled, the
tighter he held on.
That was when Zyra came rushing over, eyes blazing with jealousy, and ran straight into my flailing foot
“Ahh!”
She crumpled to the ground with a cry, clutching her stomach, her words breaking apart between gasps of part hurts! My stomach Bastian, the baby…”
Bastian panicked instantly. He dropped me and rushed to cradle Zyra “Zyra are you okay?
The worry on his face the tenderness in his eyes cut through me like a blade Id seen what Bastian looked like when he loved me most, and the expression he wore right now told me everything Whatever he armed his feelings for Avia
were far from casual
Whether he loved her or not didn’t matter anymore. A man who’d been dirtied was a man I’d never take Pack
styldg to put i
I had no interest in watching their little drama so I turned to leave but Zyva pointed at a shoe on the ground tears streaming down her face like rain on pear blossoms ‘Bastian I just saw that Fathie’s show fellort Ew back on for her and she kicked me in the stomach
The next second, a brutal force yanked me backward. I crashed into the pool again.
“Tahlia! I never knew you were this vicious!” Bastian roared from the edge. “Cheating on me is one thing, but you kick my son? Then you can stay in that water and reflect on what you’ve done! You like playing around so much? I’ll mak
sure get your fill!”
hand and barked an order at the dozen men. “All of you. Tonight, you scrub her clean. I don’t care if you
off a layer of skin. I want every trace of filth washed off her body. I will not marry a dirty Luna at
s mating ceremony.”
th that, he gave me one long, cold look before scooping Zyra into his arms and striding away.
Through the churning water, I could still feel the ice and hatred in his eyes. He hated me for betraying him, and he w
using this to humiliate me, to bury the truth of his own betrayal.
How utterly laughable.
The partygoers stood around the
of them had been kicked by
Ever since the miscarri
climb out of the p
scream toward
urging the men not to slack off since they’d been paid. Every c
closed in with nothing but malice in their eyes.
my body was a shadow of what it used to be. The earlier struggle to and I had nothing left to fight them off with. Pure instinct made me
‘Don
ed my head under the water. Every word I had left was swallowed by the chlorine floodi
ation, ignited a desperate will to survive. I fought my way to the surface and screamed for help
sense something. He stopped and turned around.
impered in his arms. “Bastian, my stomach hurts so bad! Is our baby going to be okay?”
our
ked back at me from across the pool, and for a moment, something like hesitation flickered in his eyes.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
