《SHADES OF ICE AND ASHES 》全部章節：第 31 章 - 第 39 章

ZANE’S POV Lila stood under the streetlamp, coat pulled tight around her shoulders, eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears. Her voice trembled as she finished speaking. “I’m pregnant, Zane. The test came back positive tonight. It’s yours.”The words hit me like a blindside tackle. I stared at her, frozen in place. No doubt crept in. None. She had been untouched before me, and I knew without question that no one else had touched her since. The baby was mine. My child.Shock rooted me to the sidewalk. My mind spun in tight circles. I had just told my father I would marry Sophia. I had walked away from Lila convinced we needed to end things cleanly, like adults who would still cross paths at family events. Now this. A baby. At the worst possible moment.My legs felt unsteady. The cold night air pressed against my skin, but heat rushed through my chest. Amazement mixed with the confusion until I could barely breathe. “Come inside,” I said, voice rough. “We can’t talk out here.”She h

ZANE’S POV I stood in the kitchen of the penthouse, glass of water halfway to my lips, when my phone rang. The screen showed Connor’s name. He never called unless something serious had gone down at the office. I answered fast.“Zane, they took her,” Connor said, words tumbling out in a rush. “Lila has been taken by them. Oh my God, man you have to go get her. They just pulled up outside the building and forced her into their car. She looked terrified. They drove off fast.”My body locked up. The glass slipped from my fingers and shattered on the tile. “Who exactly took her?”“Ethan,” Connor replied, breathing hard. “He looked dangerous, man. He gripped her arm like he owned her. His mother just stood there smirking the whole time. I got the plate number and everything.”Panic surged through my veins like fire. Lila carried my child. Ethan, the obsessive bastard who had paid millions just to trap her, now had her in his grasp. The thought of his hands on her made my vision tunnel.I b

ZANE’S POV Evening settled over the penthouse, wrapping the living room in soft shadows while I sat on the wide leather couch with a glass of cold water in my hand. My assistant stood nearby, tablet in grip, running through the detailed schedule for the upcoming hockey tournaments and exhibition games that would shape the rest of the season. He listed practice times, travel arrangements, key matchups against rival teams, and recovery protocols, his voice steady and professional. I nodded at the right moments, but my mind wandered far from the ice. Every few seconds my thoughts pulled back to Lila, to the fear in her eyes yesterday at the bridal shop, to the way her body had shaken against mine in the car afterward. The bruise on my knuckles from punching Ethan still throbbed faintly, a constant reminder of how close things had come to spiraling completely out of control.My phone vibrated sharply on the coffee table. Father’s name lit up the screen once again. I stared at it for a

ZANE’S POV Saturday morning arrived with bright sunlight pouring through the penthouse windows. I stood in front of the full-length mirror adjusting my tie, the custom black suit already perfectly tailored and waiting for me. Everything was in place. The plan I had set in motion over the last twenty-four hours hummed quietly beneath the surface, ready to unfold the moment I stepped into that venue. Lila was not getting married to my uncle today. No matter what my father thought or what Ethan believed, she would not walk down that aisle to him. She carried my child, and I refused to sit back and watch her be traded off like property while my baby grew inside her. At first this whole situation had started as something reckless, a way to push back against family expectations and steal moments with a woman who intrigued me. But now it had become something far deeper. The pregnancy changed everything. I wanted the baby. I wanted Lila. And I would not let anyone take that future from us