The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 274

Chapter 274

Ethan sat quietly in the backseat beside Damian.

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Damian’s wrists and ankles were still tightly bound with cable ties while a black blindfold covered his eyes. The marks around his small wrists had already turned red from friction, yet he never once complained.

The SUV continued speeding through the dark highway beneath the cold midnight sky.

Inside the vehicle, silence stretched heavily.

From time to time, the driver glanced nervously at the rearview mirror toward the two children sitting behind him.

Damian had not made a single sound since they left the hotel.

Not one struggle.

Not one cry.

Not even fear.

The silence disturbed the driver more than screaming would have.

Did the kid suffocate from the gag?

The thought unsettled him enough that he finally reached one hand backward awkwardly.

Ethan understood immediately.

Without waiting for instructions, he calmly removed the cloth gag from Damian’s mouth.

The moment the fabric loosened, Damian inhaled softly.

But still-

he remained silent.

The driver frowned uneasily.

Something about these two children felt deeply wrong.

“Ethan,” Damian suddenly spoke quietly.

Ethan turned slightly toward him.

“Sharks are lame.”

The driver blinked in confusion.

Even Evelyn slowly opened her eyes before glancing toward the boys behind her

For several seconds, she tried making sense of Damian’s random statement.

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“He’s just talking nonsense,” Ethan said flatly.

Evelyn relaxed slightly before leaning her head back again.

Well… kids are still kids.

But then Damian spoke again.

“I like orcas better,” he said softly. “They’re smart. Smarter than dolphins.”

Ethan remained silent.

The SUV continued racing through the empty road.

Then Damian tilted his blindfolded face slightly toward the front passenger seat.

“The head of the shark,” Damian murmured.

Ethan nodded once.

Evelyn failed to notice the subtle exchange happening behind her.

But the driver’s uneasiness slowly returned.

Something about the way the children spoke felt…

wrong.

Too calm.

Too deliberate.

“Ethan,” Damian suddenly asked quietly, “did you know they already attacked Grandma?”

“Yes,” Ethan answered softly.

Evelyn’s brows slowly furrowed.

The atmosphere inside the SUV shifted subtly.

“They left me with the Blackthornes to learn something,” Ethan continued quietly.

The driver glanced nervously at the mirror again.

“But what I learned was far more important.”

Ethan slowly turned his gaze toward the dark window beside him.

“I learned the importance of family

His voice remained calm.

Steady.

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“I learned what it means to protect people.”

Evelyn’s expression slowly hardened.

“I learned what it feels like to be loved.”

The driver’s heartbeat quickened slightly.

“Mom protected me.” Ethan whispered softly. “She let me experience being a child.”

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Damian quietly leaned his head against Ethan’s shoulder despite the restraints around his body.

“But Damian.” Ethan continued gently, “like I said before… I’ll follow you and Mom wherever you go.”

Even if it’s the end of the earth.

“I will.”

The SUV suddenly felt suffocatingly cold.

Evelyn slowly turned her head toward the boys.

For the first time that night-

she sensed danger.

Real danger.

“You and I.” Damian said quietly, “are their leverage to destroy Mom.”

His blindfold hid his eyes, yet somehow his face still looked terrifyingly calm.

“And Mom loves us too much,” Damian continued softly, “that she would give up her life for us.”

Ethan nodded silently.

“People like them won’t spare us,” Damian whispered. “Even if they already hurt Mom… we’ll continue suffering forever.”

Silence

Heavy silence.

Then Ethan smiled faintly.

“If we disappear,” he said softly, “Mom will burn everything”

The driver’s hands tightened around the steering wheel.

“I’m merely the sacrificial lamb.”

“We,” Damian corrected quietly.

Ethan looked at him briefly before nodding once.

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“Yes,” he agreed softly. “We.”

At that exact moment-

the driver finally realized something horrifying.

The children were no longer speaking nonsense.

Cold sweat suddenly formed down his spine.

He immediately turned around toward Damian-

Too late.

The cable ties around Damian’s hands were already loose.

The boy had somehow freed himself silently during the entire ride.

“What the-?!”

The driver instantly reached backward toward Damian.

At the same moment, Evelyn’s eyes widened sharply.

“Stop them!”

Chaos exploded inside the SUV instantly.

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Damian lunged forward with terrifying speed for a child his age, grabbing Evelyn’s arm violently before biting into her wrist hard enough to make her scream.

“AHHHH!”

The driver lost focus for one second.

One fatal second.

Ethan immediately threw himself toward the front seat and bit deeply into the driver’s arm.

“FUCK!”

The steering wheel jerked violently.

The SUV swerved sharply across the highway.

The driver desperately tried regaining control.

Too late.

A truck horn exploded loudly through the night.

Bright headlights flooded the windshield.

Then-

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CRASH.

The world shattered violently.

Metal twisted.

Glass exploded everywhere.

The deafening impact crushed the SUV beneath the massive truck with terrifying force.

Everything spun.

Blood splattered across shattered windows.

Silence followed.

Heavy.

Broken silence.

Smoke slowly rose from the destroyed vehicle beneath the dim highway lights.

Inside the crushed backseat, Ethan coughed weakly.

Warm blood dripped from the corner of his lips.

Beside him, Damian’s small body trembled faintly.

The blindfold had fallen away during the crash.

For several seconds, neither boy spoke.

Then slowly-

Evelyn moved weakly from the front seat.

Blood covered her face.

Her breathing turned ragged.

Pain burned through her entire body.

But her eyes searched desperately toward the backseat.

Toward Ethan.

Toward her son

“Ethan…” she whispered painfully.

The boy slowly lifted his bloodied face toward her

Cold eyes met hers.

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Evelyn’s heart broke instantly.

“Ethan… my boy…” tears mixed with blood down her face. “Why?”

Her voice trembled violently.

“Why did you betray Mom?”

Ethan stared at her silently.

Then slowly-

he smiled faintly.

Not cruelly.

Not mockingly.

Just sadly.

“Thank you.” Ethan whispered weakly.

Evelyn froze.

“For giving me to my Mom.”

Tears slowly formed in Ethan’s eyes.

“And letting me experience what it feels like to be loved.”

Evelyn’s breathing shattered.

“To stay in a house where I was truly wanted.”

Every word pierced deeper than any blade.

Evelyn stared at him helplessly.

Because for the first time-

she realized something horrifying.

Ethan never belonged to her anymore.

The Blackthornes had already become his true family.

Beside Ethan, Damian weakly moved closer before wrapping both arms around him tightly despite the blood covering them both.

Damian buried his face weakly against Ethan’s shoulder

“If we’re ever born again…” Damian whispered sonly.

His voice trembled now.

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Small.

Fragile.

“I hope Mom will still be Lila.”

Ethan’s lips trembled faintly.

“And I hope…” Damian continued weakly, “…you’ll be my real brother.”

Tears finally escaped Ethan’s eyes.

Slowly, he looked down toward Damian’s pale face.

“Me too.” Ethan whispered painfully.

His voice cracked completely.

“I hope Lila will still be my Mom.”

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The two boys held onto each other tightly inside the wrecked vehicle while blood slowly stained their clothes.

Outside, distant sirens began echoing through the night.

But neither child paid attention anymore.

Because in their final moments-

the two boys shared the same dream.

A warm home.

Lila smiling at them.

A peaceful life where they could remain brothers forever.

And for the first time in their tragic lives-

they both looked truly happy.

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