The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

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The Alpha's Hidden Heirs.

Chapter 217

Selene's POV

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As I made my way through the lobby, I could feel the weight of people's stares on me. Their eyes were filled with curiosity, though I couldn't say I was surprised.

Leaving the office, frustration simmered beneath my skin. I flagged down a cab and headed straight back to the coffee shop.

The sun was high, casting golden rays through the car window. Warm light spilled over my hands, illuminating them as I lifted them for a closer look. My nails gleamed in the sunlight-no blood, no cuts, no cracks. Slowly, I curled my fingers into a fist.

hurry, their faces tense with the burdens of their own lives. I wondered

much longer would I keep working at the coffee shop, desperately trying to

the seat, I closed my eyes, pressing a hand

heart still there? Why is it even beating? The thought came unbidden. I should be

Would happiness always be out of reach? My entire life had been a cycle of pain-enduring my parents' cruelty, only to later have my heart shattered by the

when I thought I had found my true family, a place to belong with my children, every path before me closed off once again. Now, there was nowhere left to turn. It was as if the

at every turn.

"Miss."

open. The cab had pulled up in front of the coffee shop where

man," I murmured, handing the fare to

had become my

the counter, taking orders from the steady stream of customers. Inside, everything was pristine,

glanced around at the familiar faces-regulars who stopped by every day. A group of college students raised their coffee mugs in greeting, offering me warm smiles. Though exhaustion weighed me down, I returned the gesture with a small nod before

was I supposed to tell her that the order

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