The Alpha's Hidden Heirs (Selene and Kane)

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I left the office and climbed into my car. I wasn't surprised to find it waiting for me out front. I had a strong feeling Finn had arranged for the driver to be there.

"Alpha, where to?" my driver asked.

I didn't answer right away. Where could I go? To Selene's place? Would she even be there?

My heart thudded in my chest as I pulled out my phone and dialed a number, trying to steady my breathing.

The call connected, and a man's voice came through.

"Alpha."

"Where is she right now?" I asked, my gaze fixed on the cityscape outside the window.

"As per your instructions, we've been keeping tabs on her. She's at the Shadow & Moon coffee shop right now."

"Shadow & Moon coffee shop?" I repeated, my brows furrowing.

"Yes, Alpha. That's where she's working these days."

Working? In a coffee shop? Why was she working? Hadn't I already given her my cards to use?

“Send the address to my driver,” I said curtly before ending the call.

A few moments later, my driver received the location and set off toward the coffee shop.

As the car moved through the streets, I opened my banking app to check the balances of the cards I'd given her through Delta Derek. My jaw tightened when I saw that not a single penny had been spent.

That's when I remembered what Derek had told me. He'd said Selene had refused the cards outright, but he still left them with her, asking her to keep them even if she didn't want to use them.

She hadn't taken any of it. Instead, she chose to live like an ordinary pack member.

But why?

The scenery outside blurred as my mind raced. I leaned back in my seat, shutting my eyes, but it didn't help. Memories of the past resurfaced, clawing at me. My chest tightened as I heard her voice in my head, the echoes of her cries from when I'd told her-again and again-that I wanted a divorce.

"I don't have anyone in my life except you. Please don't abandon me, Kane."

I clenched my jaw and opened my eyes, staring ahead, but the torment didn't

ease.

I remembered the day we got married. She'd looked so happy, like it was the moment she'd always been waiting for. At the time, I'd thought it was all part of her plan, that her joy was calculated,

manipulative.

"Kane, I love you."

She used to say that every time I told her how much I hated her. She never argued, never snapped back. She stayed calm, playing the role of the perfect, submissive wife. Her silence only fueled my

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The car slowed and came to a stop at the corner of a familiar street. I glanced out the window and realized why it felt so familiar-this was the same road where I'd run into Selene two nights ago.

"We've arrived at the Shadow & Moon coffee shop, Alpha," my driver said, pointing to the left.

I turned my head and saw the shop. It was small, modest, a one-story building that looked like it had been tucked into the street without much thought to expansion or grandeur.

I reached for the door handle, ready to step out, but froze when my eyes landed on her. Through the shop's large front window, I could see her clearly.

Selene.

My hand fell away from the door as I stared at her. She was smiling, chatting with customers, her face lit up with a youthful glow. She looked so carefree, so... happy. She seemed almost unrecognizable- like a teenage girl, vibrant and full of life.

I exhaled slowly, my breath catching in my throat as I whispered her name under my breath.

"Selene."