All Chapters of Alpha's Regret: Mommy, Daddy, We Want to Be Together!: Chapter 261 - Chapter 262

NATHAN'S POVThe clearing between us buzzed with a deadly, palpable energy. Dust hung in the air like ash suspended in time. No birds sang. No breeze stirred. The trees bordering the ruins were as still as gravestones, and every fiber of my being was drawn tight like a bowstring.Malachi stood just beneath the crumbling colonnade, leaning into shadow, arms loose at his sides. His posture was casual – too casual – but I knew better.That stance wasn’t boredom.It was a beast waiting to strike.“You came.” he started, voice gravelly and bitter. His smirk split across his face like a scar. “Honestly, I wasn’t sure you had it in you anymore. The Alpha who abandoned his mate, and ran away from his pack, his blood.”I kept my feet steady, my jaw tight. I didn't bother correcting him.“Give me my children.” I said coldly. “Now.”He took a step forward. Just one. But it sent a ripple of tension through the clearing. My wolves behind me stirred, muscles bunching, but I raised a hand without lo