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 boots sank into the swamp's muddy edge while water sloshed around her ankles as she dragged Kade from the ruined barn's tunnel exit since his blood soaked her hands from the silver bolt wounds tearing his chest and side. Her heart pounded hard as tears cut through the grime on her face while his gray eyes flickered, half-open with pain, and his breaths stayed shallow and rough. "You're not dying on me, Kade. Stay with me!" she yelled with her voice hoarse. Her kid kicked fiercely inside her as a jolt that kept her moving despite her exhaustion while her thigh burned where Tara had clawed her and her side stung from that hunter graze, but she gripped him tighter and refused to let go. Hunters yelled behind them. "They're out! Get 'em!" they shouted as wolves snarled from Jaxon's scouts while their claws tore at the collapsing tunnel walls with mud crumbling under their pursuit.</p>

Chapter 33: The Traitor’s Blade