The Wife He Never Meant to Love (Lila and Damon) novel Chapter 275

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The glass suddenly slipped from Mark’s hand and shattered against the floor.

The sharp sound echoed heavily throughout the room.

One of the men nearby immediately turned toward him.

“Boss? Something wrong?”

Mark did not answer immediately.

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated violently inside his chest.

Something’s wrong.

Terribly wrong.

An unbearable sense of dread wrapped around him so suddenly that even breathing became difficult.

Mark slowly lifted his head toward the injured driver they had rescued earlier and the captured hunter tied to the chair nearby.

Both men looked confused by his sudden reaction.

But Mark trusted his instincts.

And right now, every instinct inside him screamed danger.

“Call my sister,” Mark ordered coldly. “Now.”

The man immediately reached for his phone.

At the same time, Mark dialed Damon himself.

His fingers tightened around the phone hard enough to turn his knuckles white.

Please answer.

Meanwhile-

Far away in Bel Air-

the situation remained chaotic.

The doctor barely managed to keep Margaret alive during the attack at the hospital.

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The VIP floor had descended into complete bloodshed after armed men infiltrated the building. Guntire erupted through the hallways while terrified nurses and patients screamed desperately.

Then the fire started.

The entire hospital became engulfed in flames frighteningly fast.

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Explosions echoed throughout the building as smoke swallowed entire floors within minutes.

Many people died.

Some burned alive.

Some were trapped beneath collapsed debris.

Others were executed while trying to flee.

The organization erased everything mercilessly.

If Bryan and the doctor had reacted even one minute slower-

Margaret would already be dead.

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Now they stood far away from the burning hospital near an abandoned roadside while trying to catch their breath.

The giant flames illuminated the dark sky behind them.

Margaret sat weakly inside the car wrapped in a blanket.

Her pale face reflected the blazing fire swallowing the hospital whole.

For several moments, nobody spoke.

Then slowly-

Margaret smiled weakly.

Margaret smiled weakly.

“Thank you,” she whispered quietly.

The doctor lowered his head silently.

Margaret continued staring at the burning building from afar.

She truly thought tonight would become her end.

But somehow…

luck remained at her side.

She survived again.

Yet despite escaping death-

something inside her felt unbearably heavy.

As if her life had been exchanged for something precious.

Something important.

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A terrible feeling gripped her chest tightly.

Her heartbeat gradually turned faster.

Uneasy.

Painful.

Wrong.

Bryan suddenly received a phone call.

One of Mark’s men.

He immediately answered and reassured them Margaret was safe.

The conversation ended shortly afterward.

Still-

Margaret remained motionless.

Her eyes never left the burning hospital.

Then suddenly she turned toward Bryan.

“Bryan,” she said quietly.

Bryan immediately looked at her.

“Check on the boys.”

The fear in her voice made Bryan’s chest tighten instantly.

Without hesitation, he dialed Lila’s number.

Meanwhile-

Inside the emergency stairwell at the hospital-

Damon slowly lowered Lila back onto her feet after nearly an hour of desperate passion.

The air remained hot and heavy between them.

Lila still struggled to catch her breath while Damon carefully fixed her wrinkled skirt and shirt with surprising gentleness.

Despite what just happened-

despite being wrapped in Damon’s arms-

her heart still would not calm down.

Instead, the terrible feeling inside her only grew stronger.

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Like something precious was slowly slipping away from her.

Then-

her phone rang.

Lila looked down.

Bryan.

She immediately answered.

“Bryan?”

“Lila,” Bryan said quickly. “How are you? And the kids?”

For a moment-

Lila froze.

Because suddenly…

she realized something terrifying.

She didn’t know.

Her breathing slowed.

The boys were supposed to be at the hotel.

Safe.

Protected.

Marven was guarding them.

And Marven was one of the best men they had.

A former mercenary Damon personally saved years ago.

The man had sworn absolute loyalty to the Blackthornes afterward.

Nobody doubted his capability.

Still-

something felt wrong.

Very wrong.

“I left them at the hotel with Marven,” Lila answered quietly.

“Oh.”

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Bryan exhaled softly in relief.

“Then they should be safe.”

Should.

The word disturbed her instantly.

Lila immediately dialed Marven’s number.

Once.

No answer.

Twice.

Still nothing.

Again.

Again.

Again.

No response.

Her heartbeat turned violent.

Damon noticed immediately.

“What happened?”

Lila looked at him slowly.

And for the first time since reuniting with him-

fear entered her eyes.

Meanwhile-

Hours earlier-

before Ethan and Damian were taken-

Marven fought like a monster inside the hotel suite.

The entire room became soaked in blood.

Bodies littered every corner.

Broken furniture.

Bullet holes.

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Destroyed walls.

Signs of brutal close combat covered the suite completely.

Marven killed every attacker he could reach.

Even after being stabbed repeatedly.

Even after being shot.

Even after losing enough blood to kill ordinary men.

He continued fighting.

Because behind him-

the children were there.

And Marven swore nobody would touch them while he still breathed.

But enemies kept coming.

Too many.

Far too many.

By the time reinforcements arrived-

it was already over.

Marven lay motionless against the wall surrounded by dead bodies.

Blood covered him entirely.

Yet even while dying—

his hand still tightly clutched something.

Mark slowly approached the body.

Silence filled the ruined suite.

The smell of blood became overwhelming.

Mark crouched beside Marven quietly.

Then carefully opened the dead man’s clenched fist.

A locket.

Mark frowned slightly.

He opened it slowly.

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Inside-

a microchip.

Mark’s expression darkened instantly.

Even dying…

Marven still managed to leave evidence.

Mark slowly looked downward.

And froze.

Words were written across the floor using blood.

A final message from Marven.

Mark’s chest tightened painfully.

“Marven…”

His voice turned hoarse.

“You fought hundreds of battles.”

Mark slowly stood up.

Cold fury spread through his eyes.

“They’ll pay for this.”

Every single word carried murderous intent.

He turned sharply toward his men.

“Take Marven’s body,” he ordered. “Arrange the funeral.”

The men immediately moved.

“And find the kids.”

Everyone hurried out instantly.

Mark remained behind alone inside the destroyed room,

His gaze slowly lifted toward the security cameras installed across the suite.

Then toward the adjacent surveillance room nearby.

Inside-

the camera operator lay dead.

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The entire room was wrecked.

The men assigned there clearly fought desperately before dying.

All footage.

All evidence.

Gone.

Destroyed.

Mark clenched his fists tightly.

Still-

his instincts refused to calm down.

Please…

Please be safe, kids.

Suddenly-

Marven’s phone rang.

Mark looked down at the screen.

Caller ID:

Lila.

For a moment—

he hesitated.

What could he possibly say?

How could he tell his sister that Marven was dead…

and her sons were missing?

The call stopped before he answered.

Then immediately-

another message appeared.

This time from Damon.

Mark stared at the screen silently.

So.

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Damon and Lila reunited after all.

A bitter complicated emotion crossed his face briefly.

The phone vibrated again.

A new message from Damon appeared.

Tell me exactly what happened.

Mark inhaled heavily.

Then slowly typed back.

Marven is dead.

The kids are missing.

The moment Damon read the message-

his entire expression changed.

The warmth lingering around him disappeared instantly.

Coldness swallowed him whole.

Lila immediately noticed.

“What is it?”

Damon slowly lifted his eyes toward her.

And for the first time-

fear entered his face too.

Lila’s heart nearly stopped.

“Damon.”

He showed her the message silently.

The moment she read it-

the world around her seemed to disappear.

Marven is dead.

Kids are missing.

Her breathing stopped completely.

“No…”

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The phone slipped from her trembling fingers.

“No…”

Damon caught her before her knees completely gave out beneath her.

Lila’s body trembled violently.

Her mind instantly rejected the words.

Missing?

No.

Impossible.

Ethan and Damian were smart.

Protected.

Careful.

Marven was there.

Marven never failed.

So how-

Her chest suddenly hurt so badly she could barely breathe.

Damon immediately grabbed her shoulders.

“Lila.”

No response.

“Lila!”

Her eyes slowly lifted toward him.

Broken.

Terrified.

And Damon’s heart shattered instantly seeing it.

“My boys…”

Her voice cracked painfully.

Damon pulled her tightly into his arms immediately.

But this time-

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nothing soothed her.

Not his warmth.

Not his touch.

Nothing.

Because somewhere deep inside-

a mother’s instinct was already screaming the truth.

Something terrible had happened to her children.

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