Tarnished Souls {Book 2}

Book Two in the Lone Fox Trilogy
(Original title Daddy's Little Boy- Updated to Lone Fox)

A story of broken boys, beautiful lies, and the monsters who dare to love them.

He dreamed of fire.

Of Timothy screaming.

Of Mr. Whitlock's hand on his throat, whispering that love was just a prettier name for ownership.

Freddy woke in Jack's arms, breath trembling-
but the warmth that once brought comfort now burned.

Because now, he wasn't alone.
Not anymore.

There was life growing inside him.

A secret. A miracle. A burden.
Jack's child.

And not everyone would welcome it.

At the Schiffer estate, Jack's family watches Freddy like a serpent does prey-cold, calculating, waiting. Some detest him outright, whispering poison behind gold-plated doors. Others smile too sweetly, masking disdain in courtly etiquette. But a few... a few look at Freddy with something softer. Curiosity. Maybe even kindness.

But kindness can be as dangerous as cruelty.

Tom is still here-charming, loyal, and unpredictable as ever-keeping Jack grounded while Freddy tries, and fails, to navigate the impossible dance of court politics, ancient tradition, and the looming judgment of Jack's father.

He's trying. Desperately. To prove he belongs. That he's more than Jack's fleeting fascination. That he's good enough to raise this child. To be loved. To be chosen.

But in a world of monsters and thrones built on blood, pleasing everyone may come at a price he's not ready to pay.

As Freddy's body changes, and the child stirs with strange, inherited power, he begins to wonder:

Can he hold onto Jack...
without losing himself?

And when the baby comes-
who will survive the storm that follows?