Alpha's Regret: Claiming My Stolen Twins novel Chapter 99

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Then, a small, gentle hand touched my shoulder.

My mother’s typically composed expression wavered with an emotion I could not identify. My father’s face darkened. “Seraphina,” he began, his voice a deep rumble, “everything we did was to protect you.”

Instantly, the world transformed. The warmth of her small hug, the innocent trust radiating from her, immediately soothed me. It resembled Theo’s presence, that instant peace he brought me. For a moment, the crushing weight of my anger and grief lifted. I held her closer, breathing in her childhood purity.

I found myself outside near the training grounds, where a small wooden bench rested beneath an oak tree. I collapsed onto it, wrapping my arms around myself protectively. I attempted to maintain strength, to keep the rigid mask on my face, but the dam had shattered. Tears overflowed, hot and relentless, streaming down my cheeks. My shoulders trembled with silent sobs. Everything ached. The betrayal, the

abandonment, the hollow pain of a stolen childhood. I closed my eyes, wishing I could simply vanish.

I needed escape, needed to breathe. Fortunately, the early morning hour meant everyone was likely still sleeping.

“What do you think you are doing?!”

It was peculiar. Contradictory. There was a faint familiarity to it, something that triggered a memory I could not quite grasp. Simultaneously, something about it seemed wrong. I blinked, dismissing the thought. Your emotions are overwhelming you, Seraphina, I reasoned. You are upset. You are imagining things.

I gasped in surprise and opened my eyes. Through my tear-blurred vision, a familiar little face gazed up at me. Elena. Her large, innocent eyes were filled with worry,

I quickly wiped my eyes, attempting to regain composure, “Elena? What brings you out here? It is still very early. Why are you not at home?”

That statement crossed every boundary. My body turned rigid, cold fury replacing the burning anguish. “Do not dare,” I hissed, stepping forward with narrowed eyes. “Never presume to lecture me about motherhood. I consider my son in every decision I make. Unlike you. I would never take any action that could endanger or harm my child. I will

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not accept advice or lessons from people who abandoned their own daughter. Do you comprehend me?”

Elena nodded, burying her face against my chest. “Okay,” she mumbled. Then, she wrapped her tiny arms around my neck, embracing me tightly.

“You are the most despicable people I have ever encountered,” I said, my voice trembling at first but gaining strength as painful memories flooded back. “My entire existence has been nothing but abuse. I have spent my whole life feeling insecure, terrified, unwanted, and unloved.”

“Make amends?” Another harsh, joyless laugh erupted from me. “It is far too late to repair a lifetime of neglect. I do not want your protection! Remove yourselves from my sight. Leave my pack immediately.”

My father’s jaw clenched tight. “You need to stop this selfishness, Seraphina. You must consider your son now. You are a mother.”

“Aunty Seraphina?” she whispered softly. “Why are you crying?”

I interrupted him sharply, shaking my head. “I do not care about any of that! Prophecies, white wolves, whatever grand scheme you believe you are part of – none of it matters to me. All I ever wanted was to be loved.” My voice cracked with raw emotion. “Why did you never show me any affection or attention after I returned home? If you genuinely wanted to protect me as you claim, why did you treat me like some unwanted burden you could barely tolerate? I gave everything. I worked desperately to be perfect, to be valuable, to earn even the smallest acknowledgment from you, but you regarded me as though I were invisible. As if I did not exist.”

She tilted her head curiously. “Mommy is not there. I woke up, and she was not in her bed. I was searching for her.”

“You should not leave the house when your parents are absent, sweetheart,” I murmured, stroking her hair. “Your mommy surely loves you deeply. You were probably sleeping, and she did not want to disturb you. You should have waited for her return.”

They remained silent, clearly defeated. My father’s shoulders sagged slightly. “There is still much we have not revealed to you, Seraphina.”

They shared a meaningful glance, engaging in one of their silent conversations that only fueled my rage further. My mother finally responded, her voice strained with

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tension. “We had no other option, Seraphina.”

Seraphina’s POV

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