The Alpha's Hidden Heirs (Selene and Kane)

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Gamma Storm looked stunned by my actions, his disbelief written all over his face. I chose to ignore his reaction, focused instead on what I was doing. Calmly, I placed the knife back into the first-aid kit and pulled out a pair of scissors to hold the cotton ball.

After pressing the cotton ball against my bleeding palm to soak it with my blood, I leaned closer and gently patted it onto the wound on his neck.

He groaned, the pain evident in his voice as the healing process began. My blood was working, but it wasn't a painless remedy.

"Don't worry," I reassured him softly, my tone steady. "It'll heal soon."

He sat there, his expression unreadable, watching me with a piercing, analytical gaze. Finally, he broke the silence. "Why are you helping me?"

I paused for a moment, meeting his eyes. His doubt was clear, but I had no other reason to offer than the truth.

"I have no ulterior motive," I replied. "I saw your wound while passing this room and felt guilty. I hurt you during the war, and you were only trying to protect your Alpha. I don't want to be a traitor like our Gamma. That's all."

For a moment, he just stared at me, his expression blank. Then, in a low voice, he muttered, "Your brother disrespected my Alpha and tried to ruin his reputation at the last pack meeting. If this had been any other pack, your family would all be dead by now."

I straightened as I finished tending to his wound, placing the blood-soaked cotton aside. My eyes met his calmly. "I could have killed your Alpha too. He killed Alpha Hunter."

Storm shook his head, his expression hard. "You've got it all wrong. Being a head Alpha isn't the same as being a normal Alpha. It takes years of rigorous training to become a head Alpha. They carry the weight of an entire pack on their shoulders. Do you think people trust their lives to someone who doesn't deserve it? Do you think they'd sacrifice everything for someone unworthy?"

His words hit me like a cold realization. He was right. My wolf may have been large, powerful even, but I wasn't trained. Skill mattered far more than brute strength. Mastery was what won wars-not size.

I exhaled deeply, nodding slightly. "Look, Gamma Storm. I know what my brother did was wrong. You don't have to remind me of that. Your Alpha isn't doing a bad thing by winning the pack. He's just taking what belongs to him."

Storm's sharp gaze cut into me, and his reply was quick and pointed. "What do you expect from a man who finds out he has children-only to learn that his ex-wife ran away with them after the divorce?"

His words left me stunned. I froze, my mind racing. Was I the one at fault? During our divorce, didn't Kane tell me he didn't want the children? I had thought I was protecting them-keeping them safe. But now, doubt twisted in my heart.

Was I really so wrong?

I opened my mouth to respond, my voice hesitant. "Storm, I-"

But before I could finish, the room filled with the sound of a furious growl.

Both Storm and I turned toward the door, startled.

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Standing in the doorway was Kane. His dark eyes burned with anger as he surveyed the scene in front of him. His gaze moved from me to Storm, who was still sitting shirted but on the bed, and then back to me.

His jaw tightened, and his voice was sharp as he asked, "What are you doing with my Gamma?"