Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0457

Hannah

I laughed stiffly at that. “Funny,” I said, bouncing Melody a little in my arms. “I know she has fairer looks than you, Marcus, but she is your granddaughter.”

Marcus said nothing. And as I met his cold, calculating gaze, the tightness in my chest deepened. The faint trace of amusement died on my lips as it hit me.

Oh, Goddess. He was being completely serious, wasn’t he?

“Of course she’s your granddaughter,” I said with a scoff, glancing at Noah–who was sharing in my shocked expression. “Who else would she be?”

“Hm. I’m not sure.” Marcus stepped forward, his sharp eyes narrowing on Melody.

His gaze wasn’t filled with the warmth or tenderness of a grandparent meeting a new addition to the family for the first time–it was a hard, piercing look, as though he were inspecting something wrong, something out of place.

He reached out a hand to touch her.

I clutched Melody tighter against my chest, pulling her away from him before he could make

stepping forward, “What is all this about? Why are you treating our daughter

acknowledged his son, his gaze still fixed on Melody with a calculating intensity that sent a shiver down

man for simply being cautious,” he said, flashing me a thin smile that did nothing to ease my anxiety. “In

growing unease. “Well, she is your granddaughter, Marcus,” I said,

to hide my disdain. “If you’re lucky,

to mine, his eyes narrowing, a flicker of

the name left a bitter taste in his mouth. He leaned back slightly, crossing his arms with a look of mild amusement on his face. “And a female Alpha, no

baited. A fire burned low in my belly, but I kept my composure, unwilling to give him the satisfaction

gene. I’ve already explained

thick enough to cut it with a knife; but for now, at least, he seemed to be smart enough to keep his

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