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102. The hidden Beta's enemy
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2026-10-18 19:26:40
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Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 105. Morning of returns
Draven POV"Hey, buddy." My answer came automatically, my attention fixed on the entrance as the sound of the ambulance grew louder. I barely registered the child beside me as the doors opened and hospital staff rushed toward the ambulance outside. Then I saw her.Layla.For one suspended moment, I couldn't breathe overcome by immense relief. She walked through the doors on her own two feet. She wasn't bleeding. She wasn't being carried. There was no obvious injury. She was alive and whole, and the sheer force of my relief nearly brought me to my knees. I remained frozen in the chair instead, afraid that if I moved too quickly, I would discover this was some cruel trick my exhausted mind had created. Or I would make a fool of myself.Her eyes looked almost bloodshot, as though she hadn't slept all night, and there was something else in them that I couldn't immediately name. Clyde followed behind her, and George came in moments later. But I barely noticed either male because Aiden h
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 104. The space of waiting 3
Draven POVThe warriors from the High Council had forced us into a compromise before they finally left the hospital. I had told them my son was in the building, and that alone gave me every right to remain there. The revelation had left both of them speechless for several long moments, and under different circumstances, I might have been concerned about what it meant that High Council officials now knew Aiden existed. They would have questions. There would be consequences once the Realm learned that the Alpha of Arctic Moon had a son he had never publicly acknowledged. But with Layla missing, I couldn't bring myself to care. Whatever came later could wait. Finding her couldn't.The chief had insisted that Aiden was under his care and that he couldn't allow the child to leave with me until his mother returned. I had refused to leave my son in the same building as a male I increasingly believed had something to do with Layla's disappearance. Neither of us was willing to back down, an
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 103. Crushed expectation
Layla POVIt became almost impossible to say Draven's name in front of the family I'd only just discovered I still had. I couldn't bring myself to speak it, not with the expression Luca had on. I dreaded his next question more than anything, but thankfully, he didn't ask who Aiden's father was. Perhaps he could see that I didn't want him to ask, or perhaps he simply decided there were more important things to discuss first.His hands fell away from my arms as I stepped back. "Let me have my phone," I repeated. "I need to make a call. I need to go to my son.""We can't have anyone tracing this place," Luca replied. Disappointment was still visible in his expression, although he tried to hide it. "You'll leave at dawn.""No. I need to go now.""It's past one in the morning, Layla. You'll leave at dawn." His tone left no room for argument.I opened my mouth to protest again, but Clyde spoke before I could."Don't worry, Doc. The Chief already got word from me. Aiden knows you're running
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 102. The hidden Beta's enemy
Layla POVClyde too.The realization settled over me with a strange, almost dizzying weight. He was one of us. A member of the Bronze Crescent. One of the scattered wolves whose lives had been torn apart when our lands were taken.Of course. I should have known.Images of every encounter I'd ever had with him began replaying in my mind, each one taking on a different meaning now that I knew who he really was. The way he'd always seemed to keep an eye on Aiden. The way he'd watched me when he thought I wasn't looking. The way he'd called himself my Gamma when Julia Voss had questioned him. At the time, I'd thought it was simply another strange detail about a male I barely knew. I understood then.He hadn't been watching us because he was curious. He'd been watching over us.Even the mark on his chin looked different to me now. I'd always assumed it was some kind of rogue marking, something that identified him as one of the wolves the Realm considered dangerous. But it wasn't. It was a
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 101. The lost brother
Layla POVI had believed dad. That there would be an age of peace someday. And as the first daughter of the Beta, I would be mated to an important male of the pack. I'd even fantasized that we would be fated not mere chosen mates.Instead, there had been a massacre.Our lands had been taken. Our family and pack members had been scattered. And I had forgotten that I had ever belonged to anyone at all. Worse, I had been fated to the very enemy whose people had destroyed everything I once called home."How did I forget you?" I gasped, tears racing down my cheeks.Luca's expression crumpled slightly."I don't know." He crouched in front of me. "But I know you didn't forget because you wanted to. How are you even wolfless? Something was done to you, Layla."His jaw ticked as he gently brushed the tear from my cheek. "Jared told me what he discovered about you. He said you've been living in the neutral lands all these years. That was probably the safest place for you."He hesitated. "And he
Fractured Bond: Hiding the Alpha's heir 100. The enemy savior
Layla POVI regained consciousness in a dimly lit room that smelled faintly of coffee and something musky, almost animal-like. For several seconds, I kept my eyes closed, afraid that opening them would confirm whatever my instincts were already telling me. My wrists were tied behind me, and my ankles were bound to something solid beneath me, probably a heavy wooden table or shelf. The restraints weren't cutting into my skin, but they were tight enough to make escape impossible.I wasn't alone."You're awake."The familiar voice made my entire body go still.I didn't open my eyes immediately. I couldn't. The moment I heard it, something deep inside me stirred, dragging memories from a place I hadn't known still existed. They came so suddenly that for a few seconds, I wasn't in this room anymore. I was a little girl again, no older than Aiden had been when I'd first held him in my arms, hiding behind a cupboard while screams and crashing sounds filled our home.I remembered Dad.He was
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