Dual_Cultivator1

Lila Gray’s world shatters when her mate, Alpha Jaxon, discovers her secret pregnancy by a human lover and rejects her in a brutal, moonlit betrayal. Scarred and banished, she flees into a wild, unforgiving forest, determined to protect the child growing within her. Alone and hunted, she stumbles into Kade, a rogue werewolf with a haunted past and a fierce resolve to keep her alive. Together, they face relentless wraiths, sinister shades, and whispers from the deep dark—ancient entities awakened by Lila’s mysterious old blood.

As Jaxon’s pack closes in and the supernatural threats escalate, Lila uncovers a power tied to her lineage and her unborn child, a force that could either save them or unleash a nightmare buried for centuries. With Kade by her side, she fights for survival, redemption, and a second chance at love, but the cost may be higher than she can bear. In a world where every shadow hides a threat, Lila must decide: run from the dark or face it head-on, even if it claims everything she holds dear.

Rejected by Moonlight: Second Moon, Second Chance

<p>Lila's hands shook as she pressed the muddy cloth tighter around her belly to smother the shimmer from her kid while the thing kicked hard and glowed like a beacon through the cave's dim light, pulling wolves and hunters right to them. Her heart slammed against her ribs while panic clawed her gut since Kade slumped against the cave wall with blood soaking his shirt from that silver bolt hole in his ribs and his leg a mess of burns and tears from the snare. Tala leaned nearby with her shoulder bleeding badly since a bolt stuck in and her knife hand twitched while she looked too pale and too weak. Mara crouched by the entrance with her knife up as blood dripped from her torn arm while her eyes flicked to the dark outside where howls hit harder and closer. "They're coming," Mara muttered with her voice rough as she wiped rain off her face while mud caked her boots, but she held steady like she'd fight until she dropped.</p>

Chapter 25: The Broken Wolf