The Alpha's Hidden Heirs (Selene and Kane)

The Alpha's Hidden Heirs

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"Feelings for him?" Selene whispered.

The answer was clear to her as memories flooded back, bringing tears to her eyes.

Eight months earlier...

"Selene, do you still love that man?" Luna Evelyn Hawthorne asked.

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Selene had been back at Iron Crown Pack for eight months now. Her mother Evelyn had been watching her daughter grow more depressed and pale each day.

When Evelyn and her husband, Alpha Malcolm Hawthorne, got their daughter back, they were overjoyed. Though her birth name was Avalon, they respected her wish to be called 'Selene.'

They tried giving her everything she deserved - the luxurious life she'd missed all these years. But all they wanted was to see her smile.

But Selene couldn't forget her past. Every night, she cried alone in her room. Everyone knew it. "No, Mom," Selene said quietly.

She stood by her bedroom window, watching two birds in their nest. Their companionship fascinated her.

Evelyn gently turned Selene around. "Stop thinking about that man. He doesn't deserve you." Selene gave a sad smile. "Maybe I wasn't meant for him after all."

Evelyn was shocked by her daughter's response. She cupped Selene's face in her hands, trying to get through to her: "Don't talk like that. Why are you always so down? You're not alone here. Your family's right beside you. And soon, your babies will be too."

Selene gently placed her hand on her belly and let out a soft sigh. Her mother was right - just two more weeks. She wouldn't be alone anymore.

She hugged her mother, grateful for her constant support.

After her mother left the room, Selene turned back to the window.

During these past months, Kane hadn't even tried to find her. If he'd really cared, he would have sent someone to look for her here.

'How can you be so heartless, Kane?' Selene thought as tears rolled down her face.

When she first left Nightfall Pack, she convinced herself she could live without Kane, that she didn't need anyone.

But she was wrong. She never managed to forget him. He stayed in her thoughts every single day. She cried over him when no one was watching.

Her family thought she was hurting because of her past, but they didn't know about the real pain - the agony of her pregnancy.

The pack doctor had warned her that the pregnancy could kill her. The pain would be that severe.

But Selene loved her unborn babies too much. She suffered quietly, making the doctor promise to keep 08:55

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Later that afternoon, Selene was walking down the hallway, wondering when these two weeks would finally be over.

Suddenly, she heard her brother Magnus's angry voice coming from his bedroom. She stopped walking, trying to hear what was going on.

"How dare he?" Magnus shouted.

"Take it easy, Magnus," said Beta Axel, Magnus's best friend.

Selene couldn't make out everything they were saying. She moved closer to the door, which was slightly open, and listened.

"That man deserves to die. After what he did to my sister, how dare he live such a happy life?" Magnus demanded.

Selene knew exactly who they were talking about.

"Magnus, don't you think this is for the best?" Beta Axel asked.

"For the best? My sister's crying her eyes out over that jerk, while he's living it up with his mistress," Magnus snapped.

Selene's heart dropped when she heard that.

'He's living with Ruby? Are they getting married? Does his family approve?' The questions raced through her mind.

A sharp pain hit her, and she backed away from the door.

"Why am I even thinking about him? Isn't this what I wanted? I chose to leave him. He said he didn't love me. So why do I care? Why?" she mumbled as she headed back to her room.

As memories of her time with Kane flooded her mind, she broke down crying.

Suddenly, a terrible pain shot through her stomach.

"Aahh!"

She clutched her belly as the burning pain got worse. She thought it was just the usual daily pain she'd been dealing with.

But then her legs started shaking, and she lost her balance, collapsing to the floor.

She screamed when she saw blood pooling beneath her.

"MOM!"

Selene screamed in agony, crying out for her mom as her worst fear came true- she might lose her babies.

Her mother burst into the room with several maids, only to find Selene collapsed on the floor, blood everywhere.

They immediately mind-linked Alpha Malcolm and Magnus, who rushed Selene to the pack hospital. The nurse pulled the doctor aside. "It's critical. We might have to choose the mother or the babies. Who do we save?"

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Before the doctor could ask the family, Selene grabbed his arm. Her voice was barely a whisper: "Save my babies. Promise me."

The surgery seemed to last forever.

Outside in the waiting room, her family was falling apart. They'd signed the consent forms, but all they wanted was for Selene to make it through. When they heard newborn cries, their hearts stopped-had they

lost her?

Two nurses came out carrying tiny bundles, followed by the doctor. Luna Evelyn broke down. "No! Not my baby girl..." she sobbed.

"Where's my daughter?" Alpha Malcolm demanded, his voice cracking. They'd been told only one could survive.

The doctor broke into a wide smile. "Your daughter is one tough cookie. The Moon Goddess must have been watching over her - she pulled through!"

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