Stella's POV

"What are those bastards doing in my house?!"

Apollo grabbed my arm tightly. Orion buried his face against my leg. My instinct to protect them kicked in instantly, and I wrapped an arm around each of them, pulling them close.

"William, please!" Elaine exclaimed, stepping forward. "You're scaring the children."

He ignored her, his eyes locked on me, hard as stone.

"So it's you," he said, his voice dripping with contempt. "You're the whore who trapped my son and ruined his f