Chapter 134

Ramon POV

I stood outside the ICU for a long moment after leaving Rhodes’s office, trying to compose myself. Trying to figure out how to face Lake knowing what I now knew—or what I suspected. The paternity test wouldn’t come back for another twenty-four hours, but the pieces were already falling into place in my mind with terrible clarity.

July 2019. A d***ged alpha wandering the streets. A fourteen-year-old omega being sold by his father. Eight missing hours that I couldn’t account for. And now a child with my blood type, my features, my—

I couldn’t let myself think about it. Not yet. Not until I knew for certain.

I pushed through the ICU doors, nodding to the nurses who’d become familiar with my constant presence. Ollie’s room was at the end of the hall, the blinds partially drawn to give Lake some privacy while still allowing the medical staff to monitor their patient.

Lake was sitting in the chair beside Ollie’s bed, exactly where he’d been f