Nathan’s POV I could see the stunned look on Lisa’s face, but she didn’t appear scared or worried. Instead, she seemed… annoyed. I took a step closer, my voice laced with anger and pain. “So it’s him, isn’t it? That bastard is the one trying to take you from me?” I had just lost my unborn pup—a child who was supposed to keep Lisa and me together, a child who was meant to mend and strengthen our bond. And now, I was losing Lisa to Darin too? The frown on her face deepened, her eyes burning with anger. “He is not a bastard, Nathan,” she spat, her voice sharp as a blade. “Darin is ten times the man you’ll ever be!” Her words hurt deeply. My breath hitched, my chest tightening with the weight of my pain. I opened my mouth to respond, but I was drowning in emotions too painful to put into

