Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

48. The Twins' Father

ALPHA RAIDEN

They have got to be kidding me!

The kids are mine?

Fuck the question! That boy is mine which makes the girl mine as well.

How could she keep that from me?

"How did we not perceive them as ours?" Lex voiced out his concern, sounding just as shocked as | was. "The

boy looks like you but he doesn't smell like ours, Raiden."

My thoughts returned to Kyle and I could vividly see his face in my mind. He was a younger version of me. |

inhaled deeply, picking up the scents in the room, hoping to get a whiff of Kyle's but | got nothing.

"How's that possible, Lex?" | asked my wolf, sharing my thoughts with him.

If Aurelia would just tellthe truth.... The truth has to change our already existing dynamic. | might have

thought of raising Tristan's kids just to get a chance to be with Aurelia but there was no way in hell | would let

him raise my kids.

Lex scoffed, "He has been raising them, Raiden. You were not a part of their lives and if Aurelia wants, you'd

never be "

"If they are mine, I've got the right to be in their lives. She can't denythat any longer than she already has!"

| countered, crackling my knuckles to contain my emotions.

"Do you?" Lex asked sarcastically.

| thought of arguing with my wolf but a twitch in the depths of my stomach maderealize that there has to be

more to everything | thought | knew. God I've questions-

"I know you do. | also have questions but you can't be selfish right now. Nothing matters more than Katie's well-

being right now." Lex interjected and I tried not to think about how my daughter almost bled to death in the

middle of a forest where she shouldn't have been in the first place.

"Dammit!" | cursed out loud, attracting the eyes of the two women who cinto the hospital with Tristan. |

knew one of them was a warrior and I've seen the other one with the kids countless times. Perhaps she's their

nanny.

My mind was a battlefield at the moment and | considered walking into the inner part of the hospital to get

answers and of course, check on Katie. After all, no one could stop me. | remain the Alpha of this pack.

However, Tristan uttered a command to the ladies with him, "Return to the apartment and start packing for our

departure. Hazel?" The nanny looked at him, her head bowed as he continued, "Don't leave anything behind.

Jessica will try her best to help you." "Yes, Alpha." The nanny answered.

The other woman who might be Jessica nodded to acknowledge Tristan's words. She picked up her wooden

crunch and walked out with the nanny.

"You've to be crazy to think I'll let you leave my pack with them." | gritted as soon as those two were out the

door.

Tristan pushed himself off the wall he had been leaning against and he chuckled, holding my gaze as he retorted,

"You've to be delusional to think I'll leave this pack without my family, Raiden."

A low rumble shook my fras | growled at him, "That's my family!"

"No, Raiden! They have been mine for the past six years and you've no claim over any of them-"

| barked, "They're my children and I've every right."

Tristan scoffed just like Lex had done earlier, "Do you?" He shook his head, staring atwith mockery in his

eyes, "I don't have to argue with you, Raiden. I'm certain Lia will put you in your place as soon as Katie gets back

on her feet."

"You do know she is no Lia, right?" | snapped, trying to hide the fact that he was getting to me. "She's Aurelia

and she's still my destined mate and Luna. She lied to you because she doesn't trust you-"

"Enough, Raiden," Tristan muttered

calmly, fueling rage within me. "Aurelia or Lia, | don't care and she didn't lie tobecause she didn't trust me.

She lied about her past because it didn't matter and she didn't want to relive it all because of you."

Tristan didn't stop here. He carefully picked every word just to rileup and he succeded. "You broke her trust

and she buried everything about you in the past so she could have a new chance at life withand the kids.

You were not in the picture and you'd never get to be."

I'd be lying if I said he didn't hurtwith his words and | becspeechless as | processed Tristan's statement.

| avoided his gaze due to embarrassment which was cutting through me. Fortunately, Aurelia strolled into the

waiting area with Kyle in her arms.

She walked straight to Tristan who opened his arms to receive and engulf both her and Kyle in a hug. Tristan

didn't act angry or strangely despite the lies Aurelia had told him. He handled her with affection, whispering

comforting words to her.

"Do you mind fillingin? I'm worried about her too." Tristan murmured, caressing Aurelia's face.

"She's unconscious but Pheobe assuredthat she will be up by morning. Her wounds would be healed."

Aurelia replied, leaning into his touch.

How could she trust him so much? Tristan was a manipulator and a pretender-

"Sounds like you're describing yourself." Lex chimed smugly.

"Givea break." | retorted to my wolf, my eyes on the trio.

Tristan asked, "So we can still leave in the morning?"

No

"Yes," Aurelia answered with certainty.

"No, you aren't leaving." | finally voiced my disagreement.

Aurelia turned to me. Her eyes were puffy and the broken bond withintightened, tapping into Aurelia's pain.

"Whatever you think you know doesn't change anything, Raiden. 'I'll be leaving with my kids tomorrow and

there's nothing you or anyone can do about it-"

"Don't force my hand, Aurelia. You left the pack with my kids in your womb and you hid them from me. You

should be sorry at least!" Why was she not sorry? She deniedthe right to the twins' father.

| thought she would apologize or even explain but Aurelia completely ignored my outburst and said to Tristan,

"We leave tomorrow."

And | clearly didn't have a say despite the power at my disposal.