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 sloshed through the swamp's muddy water while her arms burned as she dragged Kade's blood-soaked weight since his chest heaved with shallow and ragged breaths. Blood oozed from the silver bolt wound in his side and the fresh stab in his thigh from Tara's knife and stained her hands red despite the rag she'd pressed tight. Tears cut through the grime on her face as her voice rasped with desperation. "You're not dying on me, Kade. Stay with me!" Her kid kicked hard inside her as a jolt that kept her moving while her thigh throbbed where Tara had clawed her and her side stung from that hunter's graze, but she gripped him tighter and refused to let go, not after Tara's ambush and hunters and Jaxon's wolves kept coming like a plague.</p>

Chapter 34: Echoes of Loyalty