Lucas’s POV
The smooth conclusion of the Rose Pack’s trial against Jack and his ilk let Lucas exhale a long-held breath. Now, he only needed his secretary to handle apologies to those Mira had disrupted in the Rose Pack, and the matter would be settled.
His investigations had uncovered Layla’s past—abused by Henry, surviving only through the Starlight Clan’s healing blood that carried her from childhood to adulthood. The revelation alone pierced Lucas’s heart. But worse was learning that Jack, meant to be Layla’s mate, her pillar, hadn’t just betrayed her with another. At the trial, Layla’s accusations revealed Jack’s heartless facade—no love, only a plot to murder her during childbirth.
Lucas could scarcely breathe. He thanked the stars for Layla’s resilience, enduring a den of vipers.
