Chapter 5 Dreams Of The Wolf

Lila's sleep had always been an escape. A refuge from the chaos of her waking life, where her thoughts could wander freely, untethered by the sharp demands of the D'Alembert family. But tonight, something felt different. The stillness in the room pressed against her chest like a heavyweight, and the usual comfort of her silk sheets now felt suffocating. She turned restlessly in bed, her body tangled in the sheets, but sleep wouldn't come. Her mind recalled the night she had spent at the Wolfe estate. The encounter with Kai—the intense, palpable tension between them—lingered long after she had left. The pull of his presence, the inexplicable connection that seemed to grow stronger with each passing moment, gnawed at her. But it was more than just that. Something about that night felt... wrong.