All Chapters of Alpha's Impostor Bride: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

“Finn?” I call out.When there is no response, I feel a hint of concern. Finn often plays in these gardens. He knows every nook and cranny of this place, so it’s not odd for him to wander off. My son has an adventurous streak. But he always comes when I call.“Finn!” I yell, stepping down from the gazebo and making my way over to where I saw him last.When he doesn’t reply, alarm bells begin to go off in my head. This time when I shout his name, there’s a hint of panic in it. “Finn Avery! You answer me right now!”I hear a muffled whine, and my heart sinks. Something’s wrong.Without a second thought, I discard my human form and race toward where I heard the sound come from.I round one of the hedges and see a man with his back to me. One of his arms is raised, and he’s holding a struggling young wolf by the scruff of his neck. My son’s arms and legs are kicking the air, but he seems too terrified to make any noise. Roaring, I leap forward and snatch him from the man, landing a few fe

All my hard work, everything I’ve done up till now, seems to have vanished in the wake of this turn of events. I stare blindly at the edge of the bed. As the years passed, I grew more and more confident. There was no way Cedric would find me. That false sense of security had me feeling comfortable.What was I thinking?I should have taken Finn and moved deep inside a far-off human city! I should have cut ties with Erik and eliminated interactions with wolf society. I was so desperate to make money and give Finn everything I hadn’t had that I overlooked the dangers attached to my lingering presence around my own kind.And now, I feel like a fool.I wouldn’t have run into Cedric if I had been smart and left when I had the chance.I rest my head against my son’s small, unconscious body. “This is my fault. This is all my fault.”“If you’re quite done blaming yourself,” comes Erik’s voice from the doorway, “maybe we should talk.”I lift my head to look at him. He’s alone. I let out a sigh

I come to a halt on the sidewalk, my wolf miserable.Rothan and Harriet have not been able to find Leanna’s home address. I managed to confirm that she doesn’t reside at the palace, so she must live somewhere else, but Erik has her personal details protected. The only way to get her alone will be to find her and follow her home. But she’s going to be vigilant. I’m sure she’ll hide out at the palace where nobody can approach her—The thought has barely crossed my mind when I spot a familiar face walking down the street.I go still. Am I seeing things?It’s Leanna. She’s wearing a leather jacket and black pants. Her clothes are form fitting, and she looks dangerously sexy, so unlike the demure woman I remember. Her hands are busy tugging on dark gloves as she crosses the street.For a few moments, I stare at her, mesmerized. There’s nothing weak or fragile about her anymore. She carries herself with a confidence that I’ve never seen in her before. Her beautiful dark hair has been cut of

“You’re a human. What can you possibly do to help her?” Suddenly, I realize I may have made a mistake. I should have taken her to Healer Pat at the hotel.“I deal with injuries like this regularly!” Maya says fiercely. “Believe me, I’m more than capable of helping Leanna. And who even are you? Why were you with her?”“That’s none of your business. If you can’t get in touch with her healer, then I need to contact mine.”The woman hands me her phone. “Call him.”I stare at the contraption. “How?”“What do you mean how?” She glares at me. “Dial his number and give him a call!”“I—” I’m beginning to feel a little humbled now. “I don’t know his number.”She stares at me for a brief second. “You—” She’s about to say something nasty. I can see it on her face. But her expression flickers for a second. “Who are you?”“Is that important?”She brings the car to a screeching halt. “You’re not from here, are you?” Fear floods her face now. “No. How did I not see it before? You look just like him.”

My heart trembles at his words. “Proved it to me?” The wound that I have been covering up for years begins to bleed once again. “How? Would you have made me your mistress? Or would you have taken my child from me and raised him yourself, stashing me somewhere far away? Tell me why I should’ve believed that you would have spared my life when you had the real Princess Vivian. You always told me I was a substitute. You always told me that my worth as a fated mate was nothing in your eyes. Did you really expect me to believe that you were not going to get rid of me the moment you found the true princess?”Cedric’s jaw tightens, and his eyes are filled with anguish as he looks at me. “The true princess? I still see you in every room of the castle. I closed up the greenhouse because it belongs to you. I have not taken that woman to my bed. I denied her access to my chamber because that was your rightful place.”His words reach out and grab something deep and vulnerable inside me, twisting i