The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261: Chapter 261 Biggest Surprise

And so, Claire could only follow obediently. Eventually, the wind picked up, cutting through her like icy blades. She couldn’t tell if it was exhaustion making her feel it so sharply, or dread crawling beneath her skin. Just as she was about to voice another skeptical, sarcastic remark, the stranger said, "We’re here."

He fumbled with the wall, his back still turned to her. Claire tensed, ready to strike the moment the door opened. But as if he had eyes on the back of his head, he spoke first.

"If you kill me now, you’ll never know why I helped you... and you might miss out on the biggest surprise of your life."

That single sentence froze Claire in place, leaving her stunned and hesitant behind him.

’Does this person only know how to threaten me?’ Claire thought bitterly. ’He must be so scared of me making a move that he keeps throwing out all kinds of bait just to stall for time.’

Her glare burned into his back, but the stranger only chuckled, unfazed—almost amused—as if she weren’t a threat at all. He simply kept feeling along the wall, searching for the hidden mechanism to open the entrance.

Claire’s mind raced, tangled with possibilities. Why had he really helped her? And what was this surprise he kept hinting at?

Claire’s thoughts scattered the moment the hidden entrance creaked open. As they stepped out, the sudden glow of moonlight stung her eyes, making her squint. What greeted her was a stretch of dense forest, and just beyond it, the shimmer of a lake.

If her memory served her right, the Main Palace had a vast forest behind it, with a lake nestled at its heart. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

So this must be the place...

They walked only a short distance before a small, weathered cabin came into view near the lakeshore. The stranger pushed the door open, and a wave of thick dust rushed out, instantly clogging Claire’s nose. She sneezed several times, grimacing.

The man stepped inside first, lit a small oil lamp that bathed the cabin in a soft, flickering glow, then brushed the dust off a chair. With a simple gesture, he signaled for her to sit. Claire lowered herself onto the seat reluctantly, her sharp gaze never leaving him, while he moved to clear another chair for himself.

"So, may I know your name, and which Pack you belong to?" the stranger asked evenly.

"Why would I tell you?" Claire shot back, glaring at him.

He gave a small shrug. "If you don’t, that’s fine too. But earlier, when I arrived at the banquet and caught sight of your hair, I thought you might be the missing Princess. Then your scent reached me, and it felt strangely familiar... until you turned."

His voice trailed off as his gaze locked on her, filled with an emotion she couldn’t place. "That’s when I realized—the reason your scent feels so familiar... is because it’s the same as mine."

Claire’s heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean?" she demanded, though her voice wavered.

"It means," the man said firmly, "that you are my pup, and I am your father. I, Dimitri Rosenthal, sired another child without knowing, and now I’ve found you. If I’m not mistaken, your mother must be Rosalie, of the White Crescent Pack near the border..."

His certainty made Claire’s mind buzz. Everything he said was true. Her mother was Rosalie, the daughter of the White Crescent Pack’s Beta. But more than that, he was saying he was her father?

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