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.”

eyes flashed with anger as she stepped toward

that right?” she snapped. “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

darkened. “I didn’t know you were my mate back then.”

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

voice tight. “I thought you were someone cruel, someone heartless. I was wrong. And now, I just want to fix everything. But you won’t even give me

his words. “Fix everything? 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

himself, with the past, with the distance she kept shoving between them. He wanted her back,

face like a blade.

stay calm before lowering his head. “You were the one who once told me to love fearlessly,” he

drama. I’m not a fool, Kane. A man who truly loves a woman doesn’t force himself on her. What you’re feeling–it’s not love. It’s lust. That’s all it’s ever been.”

in his chest. Every

again, his gaze was filled with raw emotion. “I love you, Selene,” he said quietly. “I lost you 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 intention. I just…” He exhaled, his voice thick with longing. “I just wanted to see you sleep. I wanted to wake up beside you, to look at your face every morning. To be around you, to have you close, even if only