Hiding My Twin Pups From their Alpha Dad novel Chapter 63

Present Day

Eva stood before the grave of her parents, her eyes locked on the weathered stone that reads: Lucien & Georgina Silverstone. The wind tugged at her hair, but she didn’t move. Tiana stood beside her, the weight of the moment pressing down on them both. It was a place of mourning, a place where the dead were supposed to rest in peace. But Eva couldn’t find peace. Not here. Not with everything that had happened.

“I am a useless Queen,” Eva whispered, her voice barely audible above the wind.

She didn’t take her eyes off her parents’ grave, even as tears pricked at the corners of her eyes.

“I shouldn’t have left that night. Why did I even leave? Just because of a boy who couldn’t spare me a glance.”

Tiana didn’t say anything at first. She just stood beside her, letting the silence speak for itself. But finally, after a long moment, she spoke.

“Stop blaming yourself,” she said softly, her voice steady and full of compassion. “You didn’t know what’s gonna happen. It all happened so fast…”

Eva’s chest tightened at the words. She turned her head slightly, meeting Tiana’s gaze, but there was no warmth in her expression. Only pain. Only regret.