The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

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Luna’s question caught me completely off guard. “Handsome Uncle?” I asked, completely bewildered.

“Yeah, that uncle we met at the airport,” she replied.

I could see the bright smile and excitement on Luna’s face, and my heart ached inside my chest.

She was talking about her father! Taking a deep breath, I said, “Luna, sweetie, let’s not talk about that man anymore, okay?”

“Why, Mom?”

“Baby, he’s just a stranger. Remember what I told you that day? By the way, Mommy needs to visit someone who’s very sick.”

She lowered her head and let out a deep sigh, but eventually nodded like the good girl she was.

I watched her intently. Why did she keep bringing up Kane in everyday conversation? How could one brief meeting leave such an impression? Was it because, deep down, she sensed he was her father?

I noticed Luna had started drawing again. Running my fingers through her hair, I asked, “What are you drawing, sweetie?”

She turned to me and proudly showed her artwork.

My hand trembled as I reached for the paper. The drawing showed a simple sketch of a man and woman, with two children holding their hands.

My eyes went straight to the title she’d written.

“Mom, Dad, me, and Leo. My family,” I read quietly.

“It was our homework. The teacher asked everyone to draw their family,” Luna explained.

Looking at her innocent face, I placed the paper on the bed and pulled her into a hug.

that threatened to spill. How could I ever give my children their father?

that drawing broke my heart. The realization of how much they yearned for a

truth about their father. The fear that Kane might take them away from me if he discovered their existence was

“Mom?”

behind. I broke away from Luna and turned to find my son standing in

doorway.

“Come here, sweetheart.”

I wrapped him in a

“With Uncle Edmund.”

pulled back slightly and cupped his face in my hands.

today. Take good care of yourself and Luna. I’ll be back

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kissed my cheek and gently touched my face.

arms around my neck. “Mom, I’ll look after Leo too!”

I decided not to mention anything else about the Nightfall Pack. I didn’t want to spoil this precious moment with

playing together. I told them I’d be back in two days, and they said they’d miss me.

door interrupted our time together.

had already opened the door, just knocking

for you and the

right there,” I replied. She gave a polite nod

dinner,” I told

one of my hands as we

into their seats next to mine before taking my

brother,

was now Alpha, he had insisted Dad keep his place in the family home.

eye. I mouthed a silent ‘thank you.‘ He responded with a slight nod,

that pack.” Magnus’s voice was

he hated Kane more than

Garrett is seriously ill. I