My Alpha Only Ever Said Fine. novel Chapter 23

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His tiny hands clung to me, his little nose pressed into the hollow of my neck, like a pup verifying a safe scent.

I wrapped my arms around him. For the first time today, the corners of my mouth lifted for

real.

“Mom, you saw lan on TV, right? lan was good?”

I tapped his nose with a smile. “Of course. Ian was the best.”

The next moment, a pair of large hands lifted my little pup straight out of my arms. The same

handsome face that had appeared on the mall’s giant screen now stood right in front of me.

Eric looked annoyed, but his movements were as gentle as ever.

“How old are you now? Still clinging to your mom? Do you know how heavy you are? If you

tire her out, I’ll deal with you myself.”

“Dad, liar!” lan huffed. “You always want Mom to hold you too! Shame on you!”

Watching the two of them bicker, I couldn’t stop smiling. I was about to step into the car

when a fractured voice sounded behind me.

“Lauren… who is this?”

I turned, calm. “This is my mate, Eric Chandler.”

For a heartbeat, Wesley froze like he’d been struck by lightning.

“The Alpha of the Ironclaw Pack? Everyone knows him. He only returned to the country this

year… How could you possibly be married to him?”

His gaze was sharp enough to cut, disbelief distorting every muscle in his face.

It made sense. Ironclaw Pack had always been fiercely private. Eric and I had married

overseas in a quiet ceremony, only close allies knew. It wasn’t strange Wesley didn’t.

Eric freed one hand and gently laced his fingers through mine, his fingertips hooking with

deliberate ease, an unmistakable Alpha’s territorial gesture.

“So you must be Alpha Wesley… and Luna Kayla?” Eric said pleasantly.

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I thought that dinner would be the end of any contact with Wesley. But a week later, the nanny at Beverly Heights called in a panic.

“Luna… when I went to clean today, there were cigarette butts piled up at your door. The hallway smelled like smoke and liquor. I nearly fainted from it.”

“The house itself hasn’t been entered. But the old folks downstairs said they’ve heard strange noises for days… could it be a thief?”

My brows tightened.

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