The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 21

Selene

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I sat on the bed, head in my hands. I didn’t usually care what the pack members thought about me being here, but this photo? This was a whole other level of drama.

They were calling me every name in the book.

“This is all your fault – yours and your precious Ruby’s,” I muttered, cursing Kane under my breath.

My phone lit up with Magnus’s call. As much as I wanted to answer, I hesitated.

“Great. Magnus probably saw the mess already.”

I let it go to voicemail and got ready to head out. But he called again as I was walking out.

This time I picked up, but before I could say anything, Magnus jumped in: “Did that jerk do something to you?”

I debated whether to tell him what really went down.

“Magnus, we just talked. That’s all.”

“Bull! I saw that picture! Where did that creep take you? How dare he put his hands on you?”

“Magnus, chill. Axel’s here with me.”

“Yeah, and where was he when that jerk dragged you off somewhere? Tell me straight up – did he do anything? Did he get out of line?”

I swallowed hard, staying quiet.

“Hello? You still there?”

“Yeah, I’m listening.”

“Then answer me.”

wrong. I’m fine, really. I’ll be

on me. I

“It’s fine, Magnus.”

about Dr. Grayson? Did you meet him?”

he said he’d invite me over sometime.”

right?” Magnus was obviously trying to get

been looking out for me like this for years now. He knows

in the first place. Hey, did you hear about the announcement?”

that

“Okay.”

into the hallway. People were already giving me

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but my mind kept going back to last night. The way Kane just barged into my room, questioning me like

or why he didn’t come home. His answer was always the

what’s his

Kane’s ego just couldn’t handle seeing me doing fine without him.

sort through my thoughts, when

“Ms. Selene, congratulations!”

a blank look. “Sorry?”

had no clue

Beta Axel’s posts. Congrats to you

someone in the pack. As soon as

My jaw dropped.

had posted a public statement saying I was his fiancée and we’d be

But I got why he did it – he was trying to

I was to have a Beta like Axel stepping

me.