Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

53. Pit Of Hell

AURELIA

My heart skipped and a part of me sort of died when I saw my daughter's terrified face. Beads of tears escaped her eyes as she blinked rapidly. I could hear the murmurs from the small crowd behind Katie and I completely avoided Hazel's gaze for obvious reasons. "Dad?" I asked with disbelief loud in my voice. How could she call him dad?

Why would she call him-

"I know he's my dad, mom." Katie cried, sniffling as she added, "Kyle told me everything, Mom."

Her heart plummeted to the bottom of my soul. Two of my fears were manifesting before my eyes. One is Katie's reaction when she finds out the truth and the second is Black Fur members finding out the truth about my past.

However, my focus remained on my wailing child. "Baby-"

Katie muttered an objection, "Can you stop hurting him? He didn't take Kyle."

Although I had many other questions, I settled for one to avoid overwhelming Katie. "Where is your brother?"

Katie wiped her wet face as she began to explain, revealing some shocking facts. "While you were in the bathroom, Kyle told me about the argument at the hospital. He has also told me that he knows you make him wear the mask because he looks like Raiden just like how I look like you. Kyle said I resemble you because you're our mom and he resembles Raiden because he is our dad-"

"Where is your brother, Katie!" I snapped at her as I failed to contain my emotions.

Inara's rage was still dominant in my mind and hearing Katie's explanation wasn't helping.

"Be gentle with her, Lia. Please." Alpha Tristan interfered, pulling Katie close to him and rubbing her back as she cried.

I inhaled deeply, grateful for Tristan's calmness and understanding. I still owed him an explanation even though he didn't seem like he needed one anymore. I crouched in front of Katie, holding her hands, and asked as gently as my racing heart allowed, "If Raiden didn't keep your brother, where is he? Tell me everything Katie."

make use of her middle name but doing that would

within me and as she continued speaking, I only listened. "He was about to get into the car after he told Aunt Hazel that he

want to go back home to your friends? No one has ever bullied you at home, Katie but you'd rather stay here?" I queried a bit

Perhaps I shouldn't have used the word bullied because Katie broke into tears again and I

and dad. We don't want

I knew what it's like to grow up without a complete family but also because they assumed Raiden was a good person just because he was their biological father but

to this pack... I should have stayed tucked away in Tristan's pack,

haven't told me where and how to

stay and get to know Dad

to bargain with me,

that he would hide in Dad's office. I didn't know there would

calling him dad

to ask

sorry for him nor was I planning to apologize to him. This was what he

Raiden,"

the middle of the pack? I've been standing here since you left

perceive Kyle's presence

thoughts, saying, "He can't perceive the twins' natural scent because I masked them from his sense of smell the day we arrived in

tell me?"

didn't ask why Raiden had not perceived them as his, Relia." My

to her,

did her best to protect the kids' identity but I messed it up.

that line of thought as it drew on me that if I

Kyle here, he

Raiden's pack