The Alpha’s Hidden Heirs by Avery Rose

Chapter 408

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Mers

Selene's breath caught in her throat as the doctor's words sank in. Her suspicion had been right all along. Slowly, she placed a trembling hand on her belly and whispered to herself,

"There's a child... inside me?"

Her gaze dropped to her stomach, and the tears she'd been holding back brimmed in her eyes. Memories of her first pregnancy flooded her mind-how she'd carried Luna and Leo alone, believing Kane didn't love her, believing there was no future for her children if she stayed. She had left him then, thinking it was the only way to protect her twins.

But now, things were different. Kane had shown her so much love in these past few months that the thought of life without him was unbearable. Her heart ached with a relentless, suffocating pain. She refused to believe he was gone-her wolf wouldn't let her accept it either. Kane couldn't be dead; she felt it in her soul. Life had dealt her plenty of pain, but even fate couldn't be this cruel, could it? To give her this new life inside her, only to take him away?

The doctor's voice broke through her thoughts. "Miss, are you okay? You don't look... happy. Do you not want this child?"

head snapped up, her voice immediate and firm. “No, I want this child." Her hand clenched the

of the entire pack rested on her shoulders, yet she felt powerless. Her mind was too fractured, too fragile,

into her bones. The wind tugged at her scarf, pulling it away from her face. She reached up instinctively to fix it, but as she did, she felt someone's eyes on her. Her heart skipped a beat when she spotted a familiar figure watching her from a distance. Panic surged through her as she turned away, quickening her pace to escape. But the person was faster, and before she could get

as she realized she'd been caught. Slowly, she turned

him. "Storm."

eyes studied her, lingering on the scarf that she had used to conceal her face. His concern was evident as he tilted his

Are you hurt?" he asked. Selene shook her head quickly. "I'm fine. I just came

and he glanced away briefly, giving her

following me, haven't you?" she said softly, an edge of accusation in her

head slightly, guilt flickering across his face. "You're the Alpha's wife,” he said, voice low but steady. "With Kane missing, and Beta Finn

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"Storm, have you heard anything? Any news about Kene?" Her voice trembled as she asked the same question she'd been asking every