The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 142

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I tried to shake my head, but his grip on my jaw tightened, sending sharp pain through my face. It felt like he was moments away from breaking it.

“Don’t do this,” I pleaded, my voice strained. “Where will my parents go?”

He released me with a dark, humorless laugh. His expression was wild, almost unhinged, like a completely different person had taken over him.

This wasn’t the same man I had married. Back then, he had always been dangerous–but now, he looked far worse. It was as if the truth had broken him. He’d been composed before he learned it, but

after… this was what he had become.

Kane took another sip of his drink and turned his back to me. I stood frozen, staring at the scars on his back. One of them, just below his shoulder, was a mark I had left during a fight in the forest when he had been trying to help me. The memory filled me with guilt, though I wouldn’t dare voice it.

He moved to the bed and grabbed a pack of cigarettes. Setting his glass down on the nightstand, he pulled one out, lit it, and took a long drag. The faint smell of smoke filled the room as he turned to face me again.

“So,” he began, his voice low, “you’re an Alpha. All this time, you played the role of a weak Omega. I have to admit–I’m impressed by your acting skills.”

nothing, keeping my gaze locked on him. The war was over, and he had won.

I wasn’t going to respond, his expression darkened further. His eyes glinted with irritation, and the silence between us grew heavier. Finally, I broke it.

said softly, looking away. “I misunderstood you during the war. I thought you had declared war against us. I thought-”

ready to kill me?” he

again. I shook my head firmly. “It wasn’t my decision. I thought you

chose your brother over me.” His tone was cold, sharp as

Why would I pick you over them? Who are you to me? No one.

I saw his

me by the neck. My breath caught as his hand tightened, cutting off my air supply. His cigarette fell to the floor, forgotten,

during the war. While your brother feared for his life, he submitted to me. He begged me to spare him and his

my throat, I glared at him. “My brother would never beg to

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he wouldn’t have gone to war

so arrogant?” he muttered, his voice

could feel my strength slipping away. Was he really going to kill me? I couldn’t entirely blame him–I had tried to kill him