The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 359

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She shoved his chest with force, making him stumble backward. He nearly lost his footing, barely managing to steady himself before collapsing onto the couch.

“Not valid?” she scoffed, stepping closer, her eyes burning with fury. “Do you actually think I need your validation? Who do you even think you are to me? Are you my husband? No, Kane Thorne. You are nothing to me anymore. Get that through your head as soon as possible.”

Kane clenched his jaw, biting his already wounded tongue in frustration. The metallic taste of blood filled his mouth again, fresh and sharp.

“You have no reason to feel guilty if you think you’ve betrayed someone,” he said, his voice low but firm. “Your fate was sealed with me. If there’s anyone you’re betraying, it’s me. I am your mate, Selene. Before you even think about another man, you should remember that. No other relationship in this world holds the same weight as our bond.”

with anger as she stepped toward him.

“You think I’m the one betraying you? That I’m betraying this so- called mate bond? Then tell me, Kane–what the hell were you

you

out a bitter laugh. “Oh, really? And what

was wrong. And now,

How, Kane? With a kiss? Do you really think one kiss, or a few nights in bed, will erase years of pain? Will it make me forget everything I suffered because of you?” She shook

his sides. He was furious with himself, with the past, with the distance she kept shoving between them.

face

head. “You were the one who once told me to love fearlessly,” he murmured.

Kane. A man who truly loves a woman doesn’t force himself on her. What you’re feeling–it’s not

sharp ache spreading in his chest. Every word she spoke was like a dagger,

once, and I won’t let that happen again. I never planned to trap you here so I could sleep with you. That was never my