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.

instinct kicked in at that moment, and I clutched Melody tighter against my chest, pulling her away from him before he could make contact. As

stepping forward, “What is all this about?

son, his gaze still fixed on Melody with a

smile that

said, my voice colder now. “And one day, she will

him up and down with no attempt to hide my disdain. “If

his eyes narrowing, a flicker of irritation breaking through his otherwise

Silvercrest,” he repeated slowly, as though the name left a bitter taste in his mouth. He leaned back slightly, crossing his arms with

from his words, but I refused to be baited. A fire burned low in my belly, but I kept my composure, unwilling to give him the satisfaction of seeing my

back. “Melody has the female Alpha gene. I’ve already

at that, although he remained silent. His disapproval was palpable, thick enough to cut it with a knife; but for now, at

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