The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 86

Kane

Hearing Selene’s response, | scowled at her.

“Dead? How?” | demanded, stepping closer.

She didn’t flinch, showing no sign that my proximity unsettled her.

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The woman standing beforewasn’t broken. She wasn’t the swoman who used to stammer in my

presence-she was strong now, unafraid, and defiant.

“You don’t need to know about him.”

| took another step forward, narrowing the space between us. Her gaze pierced through me, stirring something |

couldn't quite name.

How could she stand so confidently in front ofafter everything she had done?

“You need to answerbefore you leave. My mercy isn’t for everyone.”

| tried to intimidate her, hoping to pry the truth from her lips.

She glanced toward the room where Luna had just gone. | could see the fear flickering in her eyes-not for

herself, but for her daughter.

What she didn’t realize was that | would never harm the girl. Something about her unsettledall day. She was

young but spoke with a striking confidence. And more than that, | felt a connection to her, just as | had with Leo.

The thought that the boy didn’t likeirritatedmore than | cared to admit. If it had been any other child, |

wouldn't have cared at all.

Lowering my voice, | murmured, “Could they be my children?”

“NO WAY,” Selene snapped, cuttingoff.

But her expression betrayed her words.

A flicker of hope ignited in my chest. What if they were mine?

The thought alone sent a strange sensation through me.

“Are you hiding my children from me?” | studied her face, searching for the truth.

“They're not yours, Kane. They're mine.”

“Then tellwho their father is.”

“He's dead.”

“How?”

“1-1 don’t know. But he’s gone.”

| scoffed. She wasn’t even a good liar.

“Who was he?”

She averted her gaze and muttered under her breath, “I don’t know.”

| leaned in close, my breath hot against her ear. “So what? You just slept with sstranger? How

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pathetic.”

She shovedaway, her eyes blazing with fury.

“What did | do? You were a worthless husband who couldn’t even satisfy his wife. You ignored me, abandoned

me, and spent your nights with other women. What did you expectto do? Play the perfect wife and live like a

lifeless doll?”

Her anger tookby surprise. Was she telling the truth? Had she really been with a strange?

Rage surged through me. | grabbed her arms, gripping them tightly, “So that gave you an excuse to whore

around?”

““It was one night. If you could do it, why couldn't I?”

| wanted to tell her that | hadn't slept with Ruby those nights-that | had been alone in my company’s apartment.

It was true that | had once despised this woman, but now....

“Who was the bastard that dared to touch my wife? Was he from my pack? Are those children his?”

A sharp slap cut through the air, landing hard against my cheek.

It wasn’t the first tshe had done it. | had let it slide before, which only made her bolder.

| turned back to her, clenching my jaw, my glare sharp enough to wound. But when | saw the shimmer of unshed

tears in her eyes, | froze.

A strange pang tightened in my chest, my heartbeat quickening. | barely registered the slap anymore-1 only

wanted to know the reason behind her tears.

“Don’t you dare call my babies that.” Her voice trembled with fury. “They are innocent. They are not that man’s

children-they are only mine. | hate their father more than anything in this world.”

Her words hitharder than her slap.

“I've given you my answer. Now letand my child go.”

My fists clenched at my sides, but | stepped aside. Without hesitation, she rushed into the room and emerged

carrying Luna in her arms.

Luna looked atas they passed. | didn't like the feeling that settled in my chest as | watched them

leave.

She waved at me, clutching her mother’s neck tightly.

And then they were gone.

An emptiness spread through me, like a part ofhad been ripped away.

The guards stepped out of the room, bowing their heads.

“Alpha, take us to your pack. If Alpha Magnus finds out we betrayed him, he'll have us killed.”

| scoffed. “If you could betray him, you could betray me, too. | despise traitors.”

Leaving them to their own fate, | turned and walked out of the hotel.

My driver opened the car door for me, but my eyes were elsewhere.

| caught sight of Selene and Luna leaving with Beta Axel.

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| watched them until their car disappeared from view.

“Alpha,” my driver called, snappingback to reality.

I slid into the car.

“To the Nightfall Pack,” | ordered.

The driver nodded and started the engine.

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Reaching into my pocket, | pulled out a small, transparent packet. Inside, a strand of Luna’s hair lay c urled.

Selene thought | was a fool.

| dialed Finn’s number, gripping the packet tightly.

“Find a doctor,” | instructed. “Someone not connected to Nathan Winters.”

“What happened? Are you okay?” Finn asked, concern lacing his voice. “Doctor Nathan is your private physician-

he’s the head of our pack’s medical team. Why don’t you trust him?”

I glanced at Luna’s hair, my expression darkening.

“He's too close to Selene. | don’t trust him. | need a DNA test.”

Finn hesitated. “Kane... don’t tellyou think-"

“Just get it done. I'll be back soon.”

Ending the call, | turned to the window, watching the night blur past.

‘It won't be long before | find out the truth, Selene.”

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