The Alpha's Unwanted Mate
That was all he had to say?
My chest tightened, anger swelling inside me. “That’s all? You find out you have a daughter, and you just say, ‘I see’?” My voice cracked, the fury spilling out. “You don’t even care?”
The emperor didn’t respond immediately. His eyes dropped to the locket in his hand, his fingers tracing the gemstone, expression unreadable. There was no softness in his gaze—just cold, calculating distance.
I stepped closer, my voice rising with frustration. “She loved you,” I said, my throat tight. “My mother loved you. Even when she had nothing, even when she was dying, she—”
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