The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 105

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Kane walked away, leaving me frozen in shock. My fingers instinctively reached for my neck, brushing over the tender skin that had begun to swell.

Panicked, I hurried toward the nearest door. Pushing it open, I realized it was a private room. Without hesitation, I rushed inside and headed straight for the attached bathroom.

The moment I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror, I gasped, my hand flying to my mouth.

There it was–a hickey, clear as day, marking my neck.

“Kane Thome, you absolute bastard,” I muttered under my breath, staring at the evidence of his audacity.

“How the hell am I supposed to hide this? How? My bag isn’t even with me. I can’t walk around looking like this.”

Frustrated, I tugged at my hair, my anger at Kane intensifying to the point where I wanted to smash the

mirror in front of me.

Taking a deep breath, I tried to steady myself. But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with a solution. My dress was sleeveless and backless–there was no way to cover it up.

Gripping the sink’s edge, I cursed Kane under my breath.

“What the hell is wrong with him? Why is he acting so strange? Ever since yesterday, he’s been behaving weirdly. And now, he has the nerve to put his hands on me?”

As I stood there, lost in frustration, a sudden knock on the bathroom door startled me.

“Boss? Are you in there?”

“Rachel!”

I immediately swung the door open, relieved to see her standing outside.

“Thank God you’re here. Axel sent you, didn’t he?”

“Boss, I wa-

“It’s fine. Just give me my purse.” I cut her off, snatching the bag from her hands before she could say anything else.

I moved quickly, hoping she wouldn’t notice the mark on my neck. But I wasn’t fast enough.

“Boss… your neck…”

“I–I got hurt,” I stammered.

Rachel’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Boss, that looks like…” She trailed off, glancing at me knowingly.

slammed the door

Thorne, I swear I hate

purse, I pulled out my concealer–the same one I always

hand. I never went anywhere without it, just in case

masked the hickey

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stepped out of the bathroom, Rachel rose from where she had been sitting

asked, concern

Let’s go.”

further and simply

way back to the main hall, I silently prayed that no one had seen Kane and me together. The last thing I

unchanged. No one

Axel, who

you?” he asked, frowning slightly.

look. Wasn’t he the one who sent

noticed her shake her head. Turning back to

restroom.”

you want a drink?” he offered.

thanks. Can we leave now?”

“Why?”

well,” I said, hoping he

reached

pinning me down flashing through my

a familiar

glass toward me, a smug smirk playing on his lips as if he had

glare sharp enough to cut. My reaction didn’t

I announced abruptly, turning

you,” Axel said, falling

car door for me. I slid into the backseat while she took the seat beside me. Axel settled into

call a doctor?” Axel asked, turning to look at me.

my anger still simmering beneath the surface. I had no idea what Kane’s intentions were, but I wasn’t about to let him get the better of me.

My 1

I curled my hand into a tight

to humiliate me in front of everyone? Did he want them to see the mark and spread rumors? If

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we arrived at the hotel, I was the first to step out of

tumed to Axel. “Goodnight.”

your room,” he

I

the irritation in my expression, he