Hiding the Alpha’s Heir

I immediately looked at Desmond who was silenced right now. I couldn’t read his expression but he was glaring at Harvey.

“I see. Who is their real father?” I wanted to confirm. I could slowly feel my heart being pricked right now as I waited for Harvey’s answer.

Harvey opened his mouth to answer my question but then, Hazel arrived, gasping for air. “There, you are, brother. These two… Really…” She was panting and looked at us. As soon as our eyes met, Hazel smiled brightly. “Greetings, Luna Seraphina.” She curtsied before me. “And… Alpha Desmond.”

I only nodded as an acknowledgment of her greeting.

“I see you also have twin pups, Hazel,” I said when the twins were giggling to tease her. “It looks like they are having fun.”

Hazel grinned. “Indeed, Luna.” She looked at me. “I am grateful to someone who has given me these wonderful twins. However, that someone doesn’t even want to shoulder the responsibilities of being a father to them.” My heart skipped a beat upon hearing it. “But, well, no issues. I have my big brother to act as their father.” She shrugged while she glanced at Desmond.

I secretly gnashed my teeth as I was coerced to smile. “I see. That someone who made you pregnant is irresponsible…” My wolf and I knew who the father was. It was hurting us.

She only smiled sweetly. “Well, the twins will know soon. I cannot hide from them who-”

“Don’t you have something to do now, Harvey?” Desmond asked in a frigid tone, chiming in.

“Ah, yes…” He sighed shakily before he turned at the twins. “We must go now.”

“Aww… But Mother said that we can meet Young Master Sander because we can play with him,” Hezekiah said with a frown.

Desmond growled. “Insolence!” Hezekiah flinched and cried.

“Desmond!” I scolded him. Why was he suddenly getting mad at this pup?

Hazel caressed Hezekiah’s back. “Hush, darling. It’s alright. We must go now.” She snorted, looking at Desmond before she formed a smirk.

I watched them leave while Harvey took Hezekiah as he was consoling him when Desmond frightened him with his Alpha tone. When they left, there was this pang of pain that pricked my heart as I caressed my stomach.

“Seraphina… Seraphina, let me explain…” Desmond followed me inside as I went upstairs.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Shut up!” I said angrily and jerked his hand away from me as I was making my way to my chamber.

“Seraphina, wait!”

I slapped him the moment he laid his hand on my arm again. “Is this the reason why you keep prolonging Harvey’s arrival in your pack? Do you think there is no reason for me to know the truth? You are still making me a fool, Desmond!” I pushed him away when he couldn’t say anything while tears were brimming in my eyes.

Desmond opened his mouth to say something but no words were coming out. That pained me more.

I knew that I was not supposed to be hurt now that we divorced but I couldn’t help it.

“Everyone knew about this fact, right? Everyone knows you betrayed me with Hazel!” I raised my voice, not minding if people would hear me. “Hazel’s twins are yours! That is the result of your agreement to sleep with her for her condition! And you dare to keep the truth away from me just to hide what you did? Fuck you, Desmond! Fuck you!”

It was so painful to know that his infidelity made Hazel have their pups.

“Mama?” I heard Sander’s footsteps who had just arrived on the second floor. “Papa, why is Mama crying?” he asked as he slowly walked toward me. “Did you two argue again?”

“I…” Desmond couldn’t utter a word. He looked so guilty right now. At that moment, he knelt and placed his forehead on the floor. “P-Please forgive me, Seraphina… I… I really don’t want to lose you, that’s why…” He looked at me, pleading.

I smiled bitterly. “You already lost me the moment you slept with her.” I glanced at Sander who looked confused right now. “Inform your son about your infidelity with her and the other truth. But remember this.” I could feel my heart clenching when he looked so horrified right now. “I am not going to trust you ever again.”

I was about to leave when Desmond halted me in my hand. “S-Seraphina… P-Please don’t be like that.” I tried my best to yank my hand but to no avail, Desmond was not faltering.

“Mama… What is happening?” My wolf was howling seeing Sander who didn’t know what to do. “I thought you and Papa are fine now… What happened?” My heart was already breaking and Sander had to witness us arguing so many times.

This was going to be hard on him.

“Tell him, Desmond.” I calmed myself but it was so painful to know what Hazel and Desmond did back then… Desmond had gotten her pregnant.

The twins were seven years old! They were the same age as Sander!

Desmond, who was still kneeling, faced Sander who was already crying. “Sander… I’m sorry…” he said in a difficult tone.

I looked away and harshly wiped the tears when Desmond started telling him about how I was so distant from his father. Sander listened carefully. I watched how his eyes widened in horror while he shed more tears.

It was truly heartbreaking and… traumatizing for him.

“And I… I got her pregnant. She bore twins. T-Their names are Hezekiah and Harolyn. I-It means that they are your siblings.”

I closed my eyes, covering my mouth when silent tears were cascading my cheeks when Desmond had finally admitted it. What made it more painful was Sander couldn’t say anything anymore.

Desmond held Sander on his shoulders. “I-I understand if you will hate me, son. I… I have hurt your mother. I only thought about what was best at that time because she had been wanting to have a pup. I was not expecting that she would get pregnant. I have been careful at that time. I swear…” He panicked when Sander stepped backward. “S-Sander…”

Sander clenched his hands. He didn’t wipe the tears in his eyes and looked at Desmond with abomination. “Papa…” His voice croaked. “I can accept them as my siblings since you said they are my siblings. But what I cannot accept is that you hurt Mama so badly.”

I was slightly surprised by the way Sander was talking. He sounded like an adult. I was expecting him to act tantrums and punch Desmond but… he did not do it.

Desmond lowered his head as he nodded. “That’s why… I am doing anything I could to ask for her forgiveness even if we were divorced,” he said in a dejected tone.

“This is not the very first time I saw Mama cry. I asked everyone, even Auntie Niscia, what you have done to Mama but no one was answering me properly. Even Mama doesn’t want to say it.” He sniffed. “I understand now. Thank you for telling me the truth, Papa. And I can see that you are regretting your action based on how you exert your effort now to coax Mama.”

My eyes widened. Coax me?

Sander ran towards me and hugged my waist. “Mama…” He looked up, ignoring his tears. “Mama, it is alright if you do not want to stay here to stay with Papa. I will understand.” He cried more. “I do not want a complete family if you are unhappy.”

I panicked. “N-No. I-I will stay here.” I knelt before him and wiped his tears. “Your father and I decided that we would be friends.” And I did not know that he was planning to coax me, I wanted to add.

“But I do not want to see you unhappy and hurting again, Mama.” He shook his head. “I have seen you hurting whenever you are looking at Papa.”

I bit my lower lip as I glanced at Desmond who looked devastated right now. I cried again and looked at my son with my vision being blurry because of the tears I had right now. I held his face. “No, I will stay here. We promise to have a complete family. I have already decided before that I am not going to trust your Papa anymore. We do not need to separate.”

I am not going to take away the things you need, Sander.

“I am so sorry, sweetheart. You are the one who is being sandwiched with our issue.” I hugged Sander. “I failed you as your mother.” Then I glared at Desmond.

I could tell that he wanted to hug us but he couldn’t. He couldn’t even move an inch even though he also wanted to say something.

Sander wailed in tears after that. It was too much for this child to handle everything.

“It is not your fault, Sander. It is my fault,” Desmond spoke. “Please do not think that in the near future.” He begged.

But Sander didn’t say anything. He buried his face in the crook of my neck. I kept caressing his back while ignoring Desmond.

I also ignored the fact that I felt something prick in my stomach.

Little did I know, this was the start of the falling apart of the Verlice family. Or so I thought.