The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

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Chapter 343

Kane tilted his head, bringing his lips dangerously close to my ear. I expected him to whisper a warning–he had done it before.

But instead of speaking, he pressed a soft kiss against my cheek.

A sharp gasp escaped me at the unexpected touch. My hands instinctively flew to his shoulders, pushing against him in an attempt to create distance.

He didn’t budge. Instead, he pulled his hands away from the wall and wrapped them around me, locking me in his embrace.

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His body molded against mine as he held me tight. I stood frozen, every nerve in me on high alert, my body betraying me with a jolt of sensation that I had no control over.

“Let me go,” I demanded, struggling against him.

He only responded by nuzzling his face into the curve of my neck, shaking his head in refusal.

my wolf stirred, reacting instinctively to his touch. I was

“Kane, wh-”

wish I could tear my own heart open just to show you what’s inside. You are

The air around us felt ice–cold, my lungs tightening with the weight of his words. It wasn’t just his embrace that was suffocating–it was

return to those people. If I had, you would have never been out of my reach. Maybe then… maybe our

my throat as my gaze drifted to the blank wall beside the hospital bed.

tears landed on his shoulder, he loosened his

slightly, his eyes widening as he stared at

cupping my face with such tenderness that it almost broke me.

wall and meet his gaze. “I used to dream of hearing these words from you,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. “But you broke my heart long before this moment. And now… it’s too

too late. I know you still love me.

could reach for

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