The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

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The Alpha's Hidden Heirs

Chapter 282

Third POV

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Selene stood frozen, her breath hitching as Kane's words echoed in her mind. The pain she had buried so carefully over the years came rushing back in vivid flashes-memories of heartbreak, humiliation, and betrayal.

She had worked so hard to move on, to rebuild herself, to start fresh. But it seemed that no matter how much time passed, this man had an uncanny way of dragging her back into the past.

"Sorry?" she scoffed, her voice laced with bitterness. "Sorry for what? For breaking me? For humiliating me? For constantly reminding me of how little I meant to you?"

Her words hit him like a blow, his entire body tensing. For the first time, Kane felt something deep and unfamiliar-an ache that burned in his chest as he looked into her eyes. She wasn't just speaking to him; she was laying her soul bare, letting him see the fragments of the heart he had shattered.

jaw clenched,

wanted in that moment was to pull her into his arms, to tell her that he regretted

after all these years, after everything, what do you do the moment you see me again?" she continued, taking a step back. "Was it Ruby who made you take my children away from me? Was she the one who pushed you to disgrace my parents? Or was all

her hand free from his grip, putting more distance between

she spat, her voice shaking with emotion. "With everything in me, I hate you. What you did to me is something I can never forgive. Even when I try to move forward, your ghost still haunts me. Do you have any idea what it

to come find me-to take me back

"Selene-"

and you couldn't stand it, could you? That's why you

away, the thought of her with Grayson sent rage coursing through his veins. It wasn't right. She wasn't meant to

him.

mate," he said, his voice low, almost

had left to play. If nothing else, he wanted to remind her of their bond-the connection that had

will mark me," she said evenly,

ice.

and before he could stop himself, he grabbed her hand again, his grip tightening. "Don't you dare," he murmured, his voice dangerously low. "You can punish me however you want, but I will never let you

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