Chapter 365

Something in his tone made my heart skip. He was serious, but there was something else beneath it–hesitation.

I sat up straighter, nerves tightening in my chest. “What is it?”

Alexander hesitated, then met my gaze. “I had a meeting with Sabrina.”

I blinked, surprised. “You did?”

He had seemed so devastated when I brought up the idea of talking to her that I could hardly believe he would go ahead with it. Part of me was annoyed he hadn’t told me beforehand, but mostly I just felt relieved.

It couldn’t have been easy for him to face her, but it had to happen. We needed to make sure that she didn’t cause a scandal that could sink his campaign.

He nodded. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you beforehand. I should have. But I… I needed to do it.”

I could sense the weight behind his words, the turmoil he had been carrying. My pulse quickened, and I braced myself. “What did you learn?”

with a steadying breath, he said, “The little girl.

My breath hitched.

of course. Even before this moment, I had suspected. The resemblance, the secrecy, the way Alexander reacted when he saw the

it, hearing him confirm it, made my heart twist in a way I

watched me closely, waiting

echoed softly. “How do you feel

glass as he swirled the red liquid around. “I’m not sure,” he admitted. “But I’m going to take care of her… and Sabrina too. There’s no reason not to. I have the resources and she’s my little girl. What kind of man would I be if I didn’t step up now that

that I had fallen in love with. It was

him a good Alpha and I had no doubt that it would make him a great

firmly. He looked at me questioningly and I nodded at him, assuring him that I wasn’t

meeting her.” He hesitated, then added, “And I want you

expected

wasn’t sure why it affected me so much, but the fact that he wanted me there–wanted me to be part of

the lump in my throat. “Of

for my hand again, squeezing it

my head. “You don’t have

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