The Alpher''s Hidden Heirs


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    (ICN) #Marsa


    I pressed my fingers against my forehead, trying to keep myself from unravelingpletely.


    "Selene, why can''t you just take a deep breath and start fresh?"


    Axel''s words made meugh bitterly at myself. Lowering my head, I murmured,


    "When a mirror shatters, the sound is loud and sharp. But when a heart breaks, no one hears its cry. My need for love has wrecked mepletely. The thought of being with another man terrifies me."


    Axel didn''t respond. He simply sat in silence, offering no argument, no words offort.


    Slowly, I rose from the bed and nced at him. "Have you eaten? Can you walk?" My gaze drifted toward his legs, still hidden beneath the nket.


    "I can," he admitted. "But every time I try to move, pain spreads through my entire body."


    "Alright," I nodded. "I''ll send someone up with your food. Try to rest."


    A dry chuckle escaped him. "That''s all I''ve been doing for months. Give me something to do, Selene. I don''t want to waste away like this, lying around waiting for death."


    As he shifted, attempting to sit up, I instinctively reached for him, grasping his arm to help. His body felt thinner, weaker than before, and it only reinforced how much the poison was slowly destroying


    him.


    "There''s something I need to tell you," Axel said, his eyes fixed on his own hands, which now appeared more frail than I remembered.


    I sat back down on the bed. "Go ahead."


    For a moment, I thought he might finally reveal whatever my brother had meant to tell me before the war. That cryptic warning still haunted me-telling me not to trust anyone, even as he surrendered to his greatest enemy.


    "I found my mate," Axel murmured, his voice barely above a whisper.


    I blinked in shock. "Your mate?"


    The news caught me off guard, but deep inside, I felt genuinely happy for him. Axel had once harbored feelings for me-feelings I could never reciprocate. And now, fate had given him someone who was meant to be his. This was good. This was right.


    "Who is she?" I asked, curiosity creeping into my voice. "How did you find her?"


    But instead of excitement, Axel looked... unsettled. Did he not like his mate? Or was there something


    else?


    Frowning, I pressed further. "Where is she? Is she from this pack or the Iron Crown Pack?"


    Still, he remained silent. I studied his face, giving him space to speak when he was ready.


    Before he could answer, my phone buzzed loudly, breaking the quiet. I nced at the screen-an unknown number. Hesitating for only a second, I picked up.


    "Hello?"


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    "Miss Hawthorne, do you have a moment to talk?"


    "Who''s calling?"


    "I''m with The Lycan Times magazine. We''d like to schedule an interview with you."


    My brows furrowed. "An interview? About what?"


    "The rumors circting about you and Alpha Kane."


    I clenched my jaw. My grip on the phone tightened.


    "I have no connection to your Alpha anymore," I said sharply. "So do me a favor and leave me the hell alone."


    Ending the call abruptly, I exhaled in frustration. How had they even gotten my number?


    Axel watched me with a questioning look. "What was that about? Who was it?"


    Shaking my head, I stood up from the bed. "Nothing worth discussing. I need to get to work. I''ll check on youter."


    Without giving him a chance to respond, I stepped out of his room, scrolling through my contacts. Finding the number I needed, I hit dial.


    The second the call connected, my anger boiled over.


    "How dare you spread those rumors, Alpha Kane?"


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