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.

kicked in at that moment, and I clutched Melody tighter against my chest, pulling her away from

growled, stepping forward, “What is all this about?

on Melody with a calculating intensity that sent a shiver down my

old man for simply being cautious,” he said, flashing me a thin smile that did

sharp stab of anger cut through my growing unease. “Well, she is your granddaughter, Marcus,” I said, my voice colder now. “And one day, she will be the Alpha

paused, eyeing him up and down with no attempt to hide my disdain. “If you’re lucky,

mine, his eyes narrowing, a flicker of irritation breaking

a bitter taste in his mouth. He leaned back slightly, crossing his arms with a look of mild

from his words, but I refused to be baited. A fire burned low in my belly,

my back. “Melody has the female Alpha gene. I’ve already explained this to you, Father. She’s as much an Alpha as any son

enough to cut it with a knife; but

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