The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 269

Third POV

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The word echoed in Kane's mind as he glanced past Wren, his eyes settling on the house behind her. His expression darkened.

It had been years since he last set foot inside. Time had passed, but the

memories remained. This house-once filled with warmth-had been the home he and Selene shared.

After she left, the place became a hollow shell, suffocating in its emptiness. Unable to bear it, he had sworn never to return. Yet, here he was. Maybe he wanted to embrace that loneliness again.

But that wasn't the full truth.

Because with the loneliness came the memories of Selene.

"How have you been, Wren?" His voice was steady, but the question startled her. Kane had never asked about her well-being before.

She had always expected he would return someday, but he never did. And when Selene left him, Wren had felt the loss too. She had watched that girl suffer in silence, waiting here night after night for a husband who never came home.

She remembered seeing Selen Chapter Unlocked, Enjoy Reading! ng Kane would walk through the door. And when he finally did-bringing another woman into this house-Selene had broken down completely. Wren had witnessed every tear.

"I'm doing well, Alpha. And you?" she asked, stepping aside to let him in.

"Mm. Good." Kane stepped inside, his tone unreadable. She couldn't tell if he was actually answering her or just acknowledging her response.

Then her eyes fell to the floor.

"Alpha-your hand!" she gasped, noticing the blood dripping onto the hardwood.

"It's nothing," he dismissed, already heading upstairs.

Wren remained frozen for a moment, watching him disappear up the staircase. She was a few years younger than Kane's mother and had seen him grow from a boy into the man he was now. His presence here after so many years unsettled her. Something wasn't right.

Upstairs, Kane stopped in front of a door.

fingers hovered over the doorknob, hesitation

had been locked

he turned the knob, pushing the

stepped inside, memories

Everything was as he had left

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existence

that enough

the nightstand. Slowly, the pulled open the

the same one Selene had aft behind. He aw

His blood boiled

was a card-the same one he had given her back then. He had only wanted her to have financial security. He never meant for it to

second drawer. This time, he relieved his own the the one he had placed there after their divorce. Without a second thought, he slipped it into his

He needed to leave.

the nightstand, his gaze

never

his chest

found an old photo album

pictures of him and Selene-snapshots of a past

the diary

the cover,

Selene kept a diary?

about her. Had

what had she written

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been full of laughter, talking endlessly about

it irritating. He had snapped at her, telling her to stop