The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Her Real Father

Aeron’s POV~

I sat there in the quiet room, trying to look calm. On the outside, I probably did; I was still and silent...the perfect picture of control. But inside, my heart was beating too fast. It refused to calm down.

Kael’s words still echoed in my head.

"She’s here, Aeron. Selena...I saw her."

At first, I thought he had finally lost it. I was almost ready to mourn my brother for good. Kael was always reckless, but this... this was too much. I stared at him for a long time in the morning...waiting for the joke. But he didn’t laugh. His eyes were serious and bright, almost glowing with something I hadn’t seen in the entire year.

It was hope.

And that was the moment I couldn’t ignore it anymore.

I didn’t believe him at first. I didn’t want to. Because if he was wrong, if it turned out to be just another illusion or another cruel twist of fate... I wasn’t sure I could handle it again.

But when he said she had looked at him, that she had spoken, that she had gotten angry at him just like before ... something inside me broke loose.

That fire... only Selene had it.

Only she could make Kael grin like that even after nearly getting bitten.

I remember how I almost stood up that very moment. I was ready to go, to find her myself. To see if she was real. To make sure it wasn’t some trick my brothers were playing.

If Luca hadn’t stopped me, I probably would’ve kicked the door open and barged into her room like a fool.

But I didn’t.

Because deep down, I knew she’d hate that.

She must’ve been furious already... Kael had a way of doing that to people, and I could only imagine how she’d react if another one of us showed up uninvited.

So I waited.

With so much patience, I didn’t even know it existed in me.

I sat there quietly, pretending to think about something else, but my mind wasn’t on them. Every few seconds, I’d glance at the door, half-expecting someone to walk in and tell me it was all a lie.

But no one did.

And then... it happened.

The moment I sensed her presence in the hall, my whole body went still. It was like the air itself changed...softer, but heavier at the same time.

I didn’t even see her yet. I just knew.

stirred inside me, restless and alert. My chest tightened, my breath caught, and before I even realized it, I was already on my

closer made

I

crowd, calm and graceful...but I could see the way her hands trembled slightly, the way her eyes flicked around like she was trying not to be

so real and

I couldn’t breathe. I just stood there, staring

hair. The same eyes. The same fire that used to challenge

like to have her near, but the moment my gaze

And then I moved.

even knew it, my body was already reacting. My feet carried me

think.

in front of me, after everything, and

up and saw me, time

across her face, and I felt something

said something. Anything. But all I could do was

she was as nervous as me or not, but just touching her sent a tingle

skin, I felt it...that spark. The same one I used to pretend

she would. And for a heartbeat, it felt

the crowd, or the whispers,

saw was

how close I had come to

eyes again. They were trembling

I said quietly. My voice sounded calm, but my heart was a

just stared at me, eyes wide, lips parted like she was trying

that silence felt louder than

let go of her hand, it felt wrong,

But I had to.

show her that I wasn’t like Kael. That I could

if my chest still ached from how much I wanted to

back. I said nothing more. And I watched as Luca, Lucian, and Kael each took their turn...each

And I realized something.

been, no matter what she’d gone through... None of us had ever really moved

long table. The noise of the hall had quieted, replaced by the soft sound of music and the low chatter of

didn’t hear a word they said. My mind

that was when

Lord Maximus.

the one who disappeared years

Until now.

atmosphere shifted. Even the air seemed to straighten itself, like the room recognized his power before anyone

at him once...

in that pack with Vaelen, I hadn’t known who he was back then. But now, looking at him... and then looking at her sitting not far from him... it suddenly

They looked alike.