The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: A New Beginning ll

Elaria acted as if she had not heard him. She kissed the girl’s cheek gently, stroking her hair.

"Baby, you are here. Why did you not wait? I told you I would come back."

The girl smiled sweetly and kissed her back.

"Because I missed you, Mama. I couldn’t wait. I wanted to see you."

The two of them spoke like no one else existed in the room. Maximus was forgotten.

But after a while, the girl finally looked at him. Her bright smile froze. Her body stiffened. Her eyes widened as she stared. The resemblance struck her too.

Her heart pounded. An unwanted thought rose inside her, but it was impossible to ignore. Was this man... her father?

Her eyes trembled as she turned back to her mother, silent questions written all over her face.

Elarliya’s lips shook. She nodded stiffly. Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Maximus’s hands trembled as he looked at both of them. His voice cracked as he asked in a broken tone,

"She... is my daughter?"

Elarliya finally broke. Her face twisted with sorrow.

yours," she whispered.

The words shattered him.

ground had disappeared beneath his feet. His chest collapsed. He wanted to drown, to vanish. The memory of that night from twenty years ago rushed back into his

now... this was

His daughter. Their

it. The resemblance was too strong. His blood was in

with pain, but when his eyes fell on the girl, they softened. His cold heart, locked for years, melted at her

But

mother. Her heart was racing. She had grown up without a father. And now suddenly, a man appeared. A

come now?

as she looked at her mother. Elaria reached out and gently tapped her

I need to speak with him

able to deny her mother anything. Slowly, she nodded and stepped back. Without another word, she walked into the other room, her heart

silence left behind

Elarliya with

this? How could you hide her from me all these

faintly, but her eyes were

shame. You and

hit like

had seen nothing else, wanted nothing else. And yet in his weakness, in his

disgust crushed him as he realised that he could never become a good mate and now he

her eyes so much like his own. His heart twisted with pain. He wanted to rip