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.

out the window, I watched the city rush past. No one moved at a leisurely pace; everyone was in a hurry, their faces tense with the burdens of their own lives. I

had shifted, my fate twisted into something unrecognizable. How was I supposed to cope with this? How much longer would I keep working at the coffee shop, desperately trying to save my brother? How long until he finally woke up and set

the seat, I closed my

is it even beating? The thought came unbidden. I should be the

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

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 Moon Goddess herself had cursed

at every turn.

"Miss."

open. The cab had pulled up in

I murmured, handing the fare to the driver before

place had become my

my coworkers busy at the counter, taking orders from the steady stream of

small bell chimed, signaling my arrival. I glanced around at the familiar faces-regulars who stopped by every day. A group of college students

to break the news to Margot. How was I supposed to tell her that the order had been canceled? That we wouldn't be

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