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 plank cracked hard against a hunter's skull while blood sprayed as he hit the cave floor and his yell cut off cold. Her chest heaved as tears soaked her face since her kid kicked like crazy inside her. Kade slumped beside her with claws slashing a wolf's throat while blood gushed and it dropped dead, but his gray eyes flickered as blood pooled under him from that silver bolt in his chest and silver burns tore his leg apart. "Kade, stay up!" she yelled with her voice rough as her hands grabbed his arm, slick with his blood, since she wasn't losing him, not again, not after hunters and wolves kept coming without stopping.</p>

Chapter 29: A Flicker of Hope