The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 9

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I was convinced Selene would regret leaving me. She’d come crawling back home soon enough. Sol didn’t let it bother me much after I got home.

I was in a foul mood, though. Dad had really laid into me after Selene left the pack house.

I was furious with her. I just waited for tomorrow morning, when she’d return here helpless and defeated. I couldn’t wait to see the look on her face.

That night, I had a dream.

I was kidnapped by some thugs, and then I heard a girl’s voice calling out to me. She rescued me from danger and treated my wounds with medicinal herbs. I kept trying to see her face, and this time, I finally did it wasn’t Ruby, but Selene!

I bolted upright in bed, wide awake.

It wasn’t just a dream – it was a nightmare about my past.

When I was a kid, my father had to protect me constantly since we had enemies everywhere. Being my father’s only heir and future pack leader made me a target – other Alphas wanted me dead.

Once, one of my father’s rivals actually managed to kidnap me.

The trauma was still fresh, which was why it showed up in my dream.

Looking out the window, I realized it was already late morning. “I’ve never slept in this late,” I muttered.

What I saw in my dream couldn’t be real. Ruby was the one who helped me back then. But Selene… that woman had gotten into my head. I’d make her pay when she came back.

I headed straight for the shower.

When I came out, I expected to find my suit laid out on the couch. But there were no clothes waiting for

me.

to ask why she hadn’t set out my clothes yet. I was already running late.

me. She wasn’t here.

suit from the closet and got dressed. My eyes caught sight of a card on the nightstand. ‘She didn’t take my

went to the living room and called all the servants together.

sitting at the

bowed and said,

my blood boil. I turned to my security team and ordered, “Check all surveillance cameras near the pack

couldn’t eat after that – my

found footage of her

that footage countless times. She looked disoriented, standing in the

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anger overwhelmed me, and I slammed my laptop to

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managed to slip away from the

Days went by.

of Selene anywhere in

parents, they made it clear she was just their adopted daughter and they had no connection to her anymore.

my migraines had gotten worse. I needed

her out

day at lunch, I noticed the food tasted terrible compared to before. I called Wren to ask

the chef hadn’t changed. Furious, I demanded, “If

was the one cooking all your

I had no

meals. I even gave him bonuses for it. I tried

my thoughts and added, “She loved cooking for you. She once told me she enjoyed doing things for you, even though

and stormed

couldn’t find my tie. I

it.

they are,”