The Alpha's Four Hidden Heirs (Natalie and Samuel) novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16

YARA.

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“Natalie Edmund?” I asked like I didn’t just hear what he said and almost immediately it clicked in my head where I had heard that name before. Edmund was my mother’s maiden name, well it’s not like I could call her my mother, I barely even knew the woman, she was simply the woman that gave birth to me.

A woman who had my sister’s first name and also my mother’s last name? No it wasn’t possible. It couldn’t be. Natalie was dead, I made sure of that.

She was dead, she died five years ago, she died in the house fire, I set the house on fire myself and I watched it burn to the the ground. How can she be alive?

Fear sweeps over me and it has me in a chokehold, it almost feels like I’m drowning and I can’t breathe. What is happening? No, no, no, this can’t be happening. It’s impossible!

It feels like I’m about to suffocate, but I take a few deep breaths and do my best to calm myself down, this might all just be a huge coincidence.

“Gavin… I’m curious what kind of person Franklin and Sophia will like. Can you describe what the woman looks like?”

I heard him hum down the line, like he was thinking. “That Ms. Edmund, she looks pretty average. She seems to be around twenty–four or twenty–five years old, approximately one hundred and sixty–five centimeters tall. Her features, aside from her eyes, are all very plain. I think she spends a lot of time under the sun as there are a lot of freckles on her face.”

Oh thank the goddess, I say in my mind and not out loud as I heave a sigh of relief.

If she looks like that then there’s no way that she’s my Natalie. Natalie and I are identical twins. Although our features are almost the same, she’s still prettier than me by a bit. However from what he just told me, this Natalie has freckles all over her face. Therefore, she’s definitely not my sister.

I hang up the phone and pour myself a glass of wine. I walk back to my bed, dressed in my robe and swirl the glass of wine in my hand. That was a scare, but my plan is still on going.

I was the one who burned her to death years ago. How would it be possible for her to make a return now? It’s purely a coincidence that that ugly woman has Natalie’s name.

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Samuel had one of his drivers take me home and I was grateful for it, I had spent too much time in his presence and to be honest, it was messing with my head and I couldn’t explain why.

I glanced around my rented one hundred and twenty square meters apartment. I mean my home is nothing if you compare it to the Bowers residence. I also know that I had the money to get me a bigger house but that’s not why I was here, I needed to keep a low profile, get my kids back and get the hell out of here.

I hear the pitter patter of little feet and a few seconds later, Xavier walks into the living room and he runs up to me and hugs my legs.

“Mommy, you’re home. I’ll heat up the soup for you.” He says and then he let’s and walks into the kitchen.

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I call Xavier my little man because that’s what he is, he has the attitude of a grown man.

After a short while, he places a bowl of mushroom soup before me. “Mommy, have some mushroom soup. I added extra cheese and some chicken as you like it.”

Both my body and heart warmed as I sipped the soup.

Although Xavier did not cook as well as the Bowers family’s private chefs, I would much rather have the soup that he made. And in no time, I gulped everything down my throat, leaving not even a single drop in the bowl.

“Mommy, did you know that our neighbour, Mrs Clarke works down at the children’s center, she said she would talk to you about signing us up, that way you don’t have to worry about us while you’re off at work.” He tells me.

“That’s actually a great idea, I’ll talk to her about it.” I tell him as I run my hands through his hair and looking at him, I’m reminded so much of Franklin, maybe Samuel will allow the boys to play with him. I mean he speaks like such a grown up, I doubt that he has friends of his age.

“Also, she showed us a picture that she took when a film crew was shooting at the kids center. Mummy are you an actress?” He asks me and I laugh.

“No my love, I’m not an actress.” I tell him.

“Well, then how do you explain this?” He says as he hands me his phone.

“That’s you mummy.” He says as he points to a figure in the picture.

I recognized the woman immediately with a single glance.

It was Yara.

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All these years, I had buried my resentment deep in my heart and tried to live happily, but not one could understand my pain and misery.

Every night, the scenes of Yara snatching my children and setting the house on fire kept on replaying in my mind.

Upon recalling such events, I grasped the tablecloth so tightly that it was on the verge of ripping.

“Mommy, what’s wrong?”

“Xavier, she is my younger sister, but she’s also the one who hurt me the most.” My eyes couldn’t focus on the picture anymore and I realised it was because I had tears in my eyes and I quickly blinked them away. ey “Tell Clayton not to reveal my identity, and do not let Mrs. Clarke know that Yara is my sister.”

He nodded obediently, noticing the pained expression on my face. “Mommy, I got it.”

I could not say much in my explanation to my boys. Although they are both highly clever and emotionally intelligent, there is no way for me to tell them that their aunt tried to burn me to death and even murdered their brother and sister. Someday, I will get my revenge.

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Today was my mothers death anniversary, on this day six years ago, I lost the only parent that ever loved me.

As I had been overseas for the past five years, I never had the chance to go to my mother’s grave. Hence, this time, I woke up extra early. I donned an all–black attire, and instead of wearing the ugly hyper–realistic mask, I decided to go with my real face and I put on a light layer of make–up.

Lying on the floor outside the bathroom, Xavier stared at me and pouted. “Mommy, are you really not going to bring me to see Granny?”

“It’s raining outside. Your Granny’s grave is in the mountains. It’ll be inconvenient to bring you along. You’ll stay at home obediently, all right and I told Mrs. Clarke that you guys can come over to her place.” I tell him and that brings a smile to his face.

Despite being the legal wife of my father, my mother’s is buried in an unknown mountaintop on the outskirts of the city. After all these years, her grave is likely dirtied and covered by weeds.

“Then, you must bring Clayton and me along the next time.” He tells me as he hands me a box of cookies that he made. “Mommy, these are the cookies I made for Granny. Please bring it to

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Granny on my behalf.”

I ruffle his hair. “You are such a sweet and kind boy.” I tell him.

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I say goodbye to Clayton who’s busy on his tablet and then I leave the house. I hail a taxi and tell him to take me to Tellmoore Mountain.

As expected, it was difficult to climb the mountain when it was raining, and even though I was a wolf, I still had to expend a lot of energy to reach the mountaintop.

I wiped off the mud on the gravestone before placing a bouquet of lilies and the box of cookies. before the grave.

Slowly, tears brimmed in my eyes as I stared at the image of my gentle and beautiful mother on the gravestone. “I miss you everyday mum.

The rain pattered down endlessly, but I stood unmovingly for a long time before eventually turning to leave.

Afterward, I made my way back downtown.

Having been drenched from the rain, I entered a cafe at the roadside to keep myself warm.

Yara had made a name for herself in the entertainment industry these few years, so to avoid any unnecessary trouble, I wore a pair of sunglasses and a large face mask that covered most of

her face.

“One black coffee.”

“One black coffee.”

A voice rang out behind me after I made my order.

I turned in the direction of the voice and glanced behind. My heart skipped a beat when I recognized the man’s deep and dark eyes.

What a small world! Of all places, Alpha Samuel Bowers has to be here!

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